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| Vesiculifera A.H. Hassall 1845, pg. 195 | |
| Generitype | T: not designated |
| Designated by | Hassall, A.H.(000469), (001031) |
| Year Designated | 0 |
| Nomenclatural status | invalid |
| Recent revisions | |
| Comments | Vesiculifera A.H. Hassall 1845, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10: 387. 1843. Comments: Name invalid. Not verified by us. This name is generally considered to be synonymous with Oedogonium Hirn 1900, Chlorophyta. V. composita Hassal (invalid name) was referred to Melosira varians by Ralfs (Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 12: 350. 1843) (P. Silva, pers. com.). |
| Published in |
Hassall, A.H. 1845 (ref. 469) A history of the British Freshwater Algae (including descriptions of the Diatomaceae and Desmidiaceae) with upwards of one hundred Plates. I. Text. Taylor, Walton, and Maberly, London. 462 pp. |