Closteriopsis acicularis (Chodat) J.H.Belcher & Swale 1962

Closteriopsis acicularis (Chodat) J.H.Belcher & Swale

Current name: Closteriopsis acicularis (Chodat) J.H.Belcher & Swale
Prox Collected by Jo Wilbraham, Thursley Common, Kent, UK - 15 November 2017. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com

Publication Details
Closteriopsis acicularis (Chodat) J.H.Belcher & Swale 1962: 132

Published in: Belcher, J.H. & Swale, E.M.F. (1962). Some Chlorococcales new to Britain. British Phycological Bulletin 2: 121-125, 1 fig.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Closteriopsis is Closteriopsis longissima (Lemmermann) Lemmermann.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Rhaphidium pyrenogerum var. aciculare Chodat

Type Information
Type locality: Parc de l'Ariana pres de Geneve; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), acicular, i.e., narrow, stiff, pointed like a needle (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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