Cosmarium rarissimum D.B.Williamson 1996
Publication Details
Cosmarium rarissimum D.B.Williamson 1996: 433, figs 7, 8
Published in: Williamson, D.B. (1996). New species of Closterium and Cosmarium (Desmidiaceae) and first observations of some zygospores from South Africa. Nova Hedwigia 62: 431-436, 12 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Cells of this taxon occurred sparsely in the shallow pool in the Little Karoo, South Africa."; (Williamson 1996: 433) Notes: "Holotypus: Fig. 7... A sample of the original material has been deposited with the Natural History Museum, London."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 June 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
