Asteronema microscopicum (Kützing) Trevisan 1845
Publication Details
Asteronema microscopicum (Kützing) Trevisan 1845: 46
Published in: Trevisan, V.B.A. (1845). Nomenclator algarum, ou collection des noms imposées aux plantes de la famille des algues. pp. 1-80. Padoue [Padua]: Imprimerie du Seminaire.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Asteronema.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asterothrix microscopica Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Karling, J.S. (1935). Tetracladium Marchalianum and its Relation to Asterothrix, Phycastrum, and Cerasterias. Mycologia 27(5): 478-495, 5 figures.
Basionym
Asterothrix microscopica Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), microscopic (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 August 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 June 2025
