Euastrum meneghinii (Brébisson) F.Gay 1884

Cosmarium meneghinii Brébisson ex Ralfs

Current name: Cosmarium meneghinii Brébisson ex Ralfs
 prox; comment welcome. Pond at Pitsford Water, Northamptonshire; (see Zygospore image from same sample). - 08 July 2023.   chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com

Publication Details
Euastrum meneghinii (Brébisson) F.Gay 1884: 58

Published in: Gay, F (1884). Essai d'une monographie locale des Conjugées. pp. 1-112, IV pls. Montpellier: Boehm et Fils.

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Publication date: February 1884

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Euastrum is Euastrum ansatum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium meneghinii Brébisson ex Ralfs.

Source of Synonymy
Kouwets, F.A.C. (1999). A check-list of desmids (Chlorophyta, Zygnemaphyceae) of France. Patrimoines Natureles 41: 1-148.

Basionym
Cosmarium meneghinii Brébisson ex Ralfs

Type Information
Type locality: USA; France (Falaise); UK (Dolgellau, etc.): Germany; Italy; (INA 1996) Type: Bailey; Brébisson; Ralfs; Meneghini: Kützing; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 09 April 2009 by David John.

Last updated: 08 April 2017

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025

 
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