Colacium arcuatum Playfair 1923
Publication Details
Colacium arcuatum Playfair 1923: 227, fig. 29
Published in: Playfair, G.J. (1923). Notes on freshwater algae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 48: 206-228, 15 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Colacium is Colacium vesiculosum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Lismore on a copepod [New South Wales, Australia]; (Playfair 1923: 227)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A, curved, like a bow (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024