Rhaphidium spirale W.B.Turner 1893
Current name:
Ankistrodesmus spiralis (W.B.Turner) Lemmermann
In Sphagnum pool, above Loch Uisg, Isle of Mull, Scotland. - 14 July 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Rhaphidium spirale W.B.Turner 1893: 156, pl. XX: fig. 26
Published in: Turner, W.B. (1893 '1892'). Algae aquae dulcis Indiae orientalis. The freshwater algae (principally Desmidieae) of East India. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 25(5): 1-187, 23 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhaphidium is Rhaphidium fasciculatum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ankistrodesmus spiralis (W.B.Turner) Lemmermann.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 November 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
