Cosmarium crenulatum Nägeli 1849
Current name:
Cosmarium impressulum var. crenulatum (Nägeli) Willi Krieger & Gerloff
prox. Collected from Pitsford Water SSSI, Northamptonshire, UK. - 11 June 2008. C.F. Carter (Chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Cosmarium crenulatum Nägeli 1849: 131
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.
Request PDFPublication date: before July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium impressulum var. crenulatum (Nägeli) Willi Krieger & Gerloff.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crenulate, having small rounded teeth (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 June 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
