Arthrodesmus incus f. subhexagonus West & G.S.West 1912
Publication Details
Arthrodesmus incus f. subhexagonus West & G.S.West 1912: 96, pl. CXIV [114]: fig. 6 (as 'Arthrodesmus incus var. ralfsii f. subhexagona')
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1912). A monograph of the British Desmidiaceae. IV. pp. [i]-xiv, [1]-194, pl. 96-128. London: The Ray Society.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Arthrodesmus is Arthrodesmus convergens Ehrenberg ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurodesmus subhexagonus (West & G.S.West) Coesel.
Type Information
Notes: INA card in 2024 indicates the type locality is Scotland. Presumably this is from the following statement included in the protologue.
This form has been described and figured as A. Incus var. Ralffsii forma spinis brevissimis W. & G. S. West, 'Further Contrib. Freshw. Plankton Scott. Lochs,' 1905, p. 501, t. 7, f. 10. It would appear also to be identical with Staurastrum dejectum Breb. var.Debaryanum (Jacobs.) Nordst. forma Borge, 'Beitrage Alg. Schweden,' 1906, p. 44, t. 3,
f. 36.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2024
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 May 2024
