Euastrum ovale (Ralfs ex Ralfs) Nägeli 1849

Cosmarium ovale Ralfs ex Ralfs

Current name: Cosmarium ovale Ralfs ex Ralfs
Pores in face of cell. Collected from Kelly Hall Tarn, Cumbria. - 01 October 2009. C.F. Carter (Chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com) C.F. Carter (Chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Euastrum ovale (Ralfs ex Ralfs) Nägeli 1849: 114

Published in: Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.

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Publication date: before July 1849

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 ovale Ralfs ex Ralfs.

Basionym
Cosmarium ovale Ralfs ex Ralfs

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 January 2019 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 January 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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