Vaucheria compacta

(No common name)

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Chromista T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Chromists
  - Subkingdom: Chromobiota Cavalier-Smith, 1991
    - Infrakingdom: Heterokonta (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Heterokonts
      - Phylum: Ochrophyta (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
        Subphylum: Phaeista Cavalier-Smith, 1995
        Infraphylum: Chrysista (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
        Superclass: Phaeistia Cavalier-Smith, 1995
        Class: Xanthophyceae Pascher, 1914
        Order: Vaucheriales
        Family: Vaucheriaceae
        Genus: Vaucheria
        Specific descriptor: compacta (F.S. Collins) F.S. Collins ex W.R. Taylor
        Scientific name: Vaucheria compacta (F.S. Collins) F.S. Collins ex W.R. Taylor

Unambiguous Synonyms:

Vaucheria piloboloides var. compacta Collins
Vaucheria sphaerospora var. dioica Rosenvinge

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M.D..

Distribution

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Similar Species

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Members of the genus Vaucheria:

There are approximately 74 species and subspecies in this genus: V. acrandra · V. adela · V. alaskana · V. arcassonensis · V. arrhyncha · V. aversa · V. bermudensis · V. bicornigera · V. borealis · V. bursata · V. caloundrensis · V. canalicularis · V. compacta · V. compacta var. dulcis · V. coronata · V. cruciata · V. debaryana · V. dichotoma · V. dichotoma forma marina · V. dillwynii · V. disperma · V. erythrospora · V. fontinalis · V. frigida · V. gardneri · V. geminata · V. germinata · V. glomerata · V. gyrogyna · V. hercyniana · V. incurva · V. intermedia · V. javanica · V. karachiensis · V. lii · V. litorea · V. longata · V. longicaulis · V. longicaulis var. macounii · V. longicaulis var. orientalis · V. medusa · V. micranthera · V. minuta · V. nanandra · V. nasuta · V. pachyderma · V. pachyderma var. cerebrina · V. patagonica · V. piloboloides · V. pilus · V. prescottii · V. prolifera · V. prona · V. pronosperma · V. pseudogeminata · V. racemosa · V. schleicheri · V. sescuplicaria · V. sessilis · V. simplex · V. sphaerospora var. synoica · V. submarina · V. subsimplex · V. synandra · V. taylorii · V. terrestris · V. undulata · V. undulata var. ornata · V. velutina · V. velutina var. separata · V. verticillata · V. vipera · V. walzii · V. woroniniana

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Notes

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Contributors:

AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 15, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 15, 2008:

The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Botanical Museum, Copenhagen, the Phycology Herbarium

Identifiers:

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13296136
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2923189

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Last Revised: May 15, 2008