Cosmarium decussare A.J.Brook & D.B.Williamson

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Conjugatophyceae
Order Desmidiales
Family Desmidiaceae
Genus Cosmarium

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Publication details
Cosmarium decussare A.J.Brook & D.B.Williamson 1983: 67, figs 7, 8

Original publication: Brook A.J. & Williamson D.B. (1983). Desmids from some lakes on Signy Island, South-Orkney Islands, Antarctica. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin 61: 59-70.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Type information
Type locality: Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. (Brook & Williamson 1983: 67). Notes: Seems to be no mention of a type.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Cosmarium&species=decussare

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Cosmarium&Species=decussare

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 16 November 2012 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 16 November 2012 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 45 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=144315

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:113829