Desmidium curvatum Nordstedt 1889
Publication Details
Desmidium curvatum Nordstedt 1889: 1, pl. 1: figs 4-6 (as 'D. (Eudesmidium) curvatum')
Published in: Nordstedt, C.F.O. (1889). De Algis et Characeis: Über einige Characeen aus Spanien. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 25(4): 1-41, 1 pl..
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Desmidium is Desmidium swartzii C.Agardh ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mateola curvata (Nordstedt) Coesel.
Source of Synonymy
Coesel, P.F.M. (1997). De Desmidiaceeën van Nederland - Sieralgen- Deel 1 Fam. Desmidaceae (6). Wetenschappelijke Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging 220: 1-93, pls 1-27.
Type Information
Type locality: "Brasiliae ad Mogy Guassú leg. Schalck 18 5/3 80, comm. A. Löfgren"; (Nordstedt 1889: 2)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), curved (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 May 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025
