Closterium macilentum Brébisson 1856
Publication Details
Closterium macilentum Brébisson 1856: 153, 165 pl. 2 [II], fig. 36
Published in: Brébisson, [L.] A. de (1856). Liste des Desmidiées, observées en Basse-Normandie. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 4: 113-166, pls I, II.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Falaise [Lower Normandy, France]; (Brébisson 1856: 113-114, 153)not provided; n.d.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), thin, meagre (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2025
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Taxonomic note
Kouwets (1999: 21) states 'This is a very questionable taxon (Ruzicka, 1977)', and Brook & WIlliamson (2010: 189) included it as a 'taxon of doubtful validity'. - (14 March 2009)
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
