Nitella womersleyi R.D.Wood

  • Kingdom

    Algae

  • Division

    Charophyta

  • Class

    Charophyceae

  • Order

    Charales

  • Family

    Characeae

  • All Determinations

    Nitella womersleyi R.D.Wood det R. D. Wood, 08 Aug 1966
    Note: HOLOTYPE

    Nitella womersleyi R.D.Wood, ined., det R. D. Wood, 09 Aug 1966
    Note: sp. nov. ined. Dioecious example in sect. Gioallenia with mucus heads and pluricellulate dactyls. 3-4 furcate.

    Nitella C.Agardh det R. D. Wood, 09 Aug 1966
    Note: possibly near N. cristata, but more like a large form in Nitella sect. Gioallenia, with N. pseudoflabellata.

    Nitella C.Agardh det R. D. Wood, 21 Mar 1967
    Note: Note: very near VIC specimens of N. myrioticha, but this material (ie 60-9-18-6) has micro end-cells and granulate spore membrane.

    Nitella C.Agardh det R. D. Wood, 01 Jan 1970
    Note: ? Nitella tasmanica F. Muell. ex. A. Br.

  • Type Details

    holotype of Nitella womersleyi R.D.Wood

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Australia

  • State/Province

    South Australia

  • Locality

    Mount Compass, "Square water hole", in drain, on mud bottom, c. 2" deep

  • Coordinates

    -35.3595, 138.62

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1601.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of approx. geogr. center of Mount Compass. Measured from coord. to approx. geogr. center of nearest named place, Nangkita; 1/2ed dist. (1590 m). Input info into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncert. radius (Undef. Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

CHARACEAE
Herbarium of R. D. Wood
Rhode Island State College
No. 60-9-18-6  Nitella womersleyi Roll., Sp. nov
In drain, on mud bottom, c. 2" deep. "Square
water hole," Mt. Compass, S.A., Australia.
(CYT)
HOLOTYPE
Coll.: H.B.S. Womersley & R.D. Wood
Det.:
Sept./18/1960
60-9-18-6
ANNOTATION
Nitella womersleyi, sp. nov., ined
Dioecious example in sect. Gloeenia with
mucilage heads and pluricellular dactyl.
DET.: R. D. WOOD Aug. 9, 1966
ACC.: A MONOGRAPH OF THE CHARACEAE, WOOD, 1965 (1959).
HOLOTYPE
ANNOTATION
60-9-18-1
Nitella sp.  N. womersleyi
possibly near N. crispa, but
more like a very large form in Nitella sect.
Gloeenia, with N. pseudoflabellata
DET. R. D. WOOD Aug. 9, 1966
ACC.: A MONOGRAPH OF THE CHARACEAE, WOOD, 1965 (1959).
60-9-18-6
ANNOTATION
Note: very near VIC specimens of
N. myriotricha, but this material
(i.e., 60-9-18-6) has micro end-cells and
granular spore membrane. 67-3-21
NITELLA WORMERSLEYI SP. NOV.
RDW 60-9-18-6, MT. COMPASS, S. A., AUSTRALIA
RDW DET. 66-8-8-7
60-9-18-6
ANNOTATION
? Nitella tasmanica F. Muell. ex A. Br.
DET. R. D. WOOD Jan. 1970
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
H.B.S. Womersley & R.D. Wood 60-9-18-6.
Sept. 18, 1960. In drain, on mud bottom, 2"
deep. "Square water hole," Mt. Compass,
South Australia. (CYT)
RICHARD D. WOOD HERBARIUM
DEPOSITED 1978
IN
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
SLIDE cm
71-1-22
N. gracillima ?
much head
similar
ramate whorl, bay
lt. 2. fur
dactyl long, polyst, wide
small bud
THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN
00945599
* _Nitella womersleyi_
* _Nitella myriotricha_
* _Nitella tasmanica_

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