Cosmarium subcostatum f. minus West & G.S.West 1896
Current name:
Cosmarium subcostatum var. minus (West & G.S.West) Kurt Förster
Loch Eishort (Ramasaig), Isle of Skye, Scotland. - 15 June 2008. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Cosmarium subcostatum f. minus West & G.S.West 1896: 379, pl. 361: fig. 15 (as 'minor')
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1896). Algae from Central Africa. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 34: 377-384.
Request PDFType 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 subcostatum var. minus (West & G.S.West) Kurt Förster.
Type Information
Type locality: Mwangadan River. S. of Fuladoga , Central Africa; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: J.W.Gregory; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 July 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
