Cosmarium venustum var. majus Wittrock 1869
Publication Details
Cosmarium venustum var. majus Wittrock 1869: 7, fig. 1 (as '[beta] majus')
Published in: Wittrock, V.B. (1869). Anteckningar om Scandinavins Desmidiaceer. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientarum Upsaliensis, series 3 7(III): 1-28.
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 trilobulatum var. maius (Wille) Willi Krieger & Gerloff.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hjulsängen" [Sweden]; (Wittrock 1869: 7)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), charming.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024