Characiopsis aquilonaris Skuja 1964
Publication Details
Characiopsis aquilonaris Skuja 1964: 333, pl. LXV: figs 12, 13
Published in: Skuja, H. (1964). Grundzüge der Algenflora und Algenvegetation der Fjeldgegenden um Abisko in Schwedisch-Lappland. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis Series 4 18(3): 1-465, 59 pls.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Characiopsis is Characiopsis minuta (A.Braun) Borzì.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Munda aquilonaris (Skuja) R.Amaral, K.P.Fawley, Nemcová, T.Sevcíková, A.Lukesová, M.W.Fawley, L.M.A.Santos & M.Eliás.
Type Information
Type locality: Swedish Lapland: near Abisko; (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype: Tab. LXV, fig. 12-13 in Skuja 1964: strain ACOI 2424 (cryopreserved) deposited at Coimbra Coll. Algae (ACOI) (epitype) (Amaral & al. 2020: 645)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 08 September 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 October 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024