Octacanthium bifidum (Brébisson) Compère 1996
Current name:
Xanthidium bifidum (Brébisson) Deflandre
Small boggy pond near Harrison, BC (Canada) - 20 June 2019. R. Matthews
Publication Details
Octacanthium bifidum (Brébisson) Compère 1996: 503, fig. 3
Published in: Compère, P. (1996). Octacanthium (Hansgirg) Compère, a new generic name in the Desmidiaceae. Beihefte Nova Hedwigia 112: 501-507, 11 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Octacanthium is Octacanthium octocorne (Ralfs) Compère.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Xanthidium bifidum (Brébisson) Deflandre.
Basionym
Arthrodesmus bifidus Brébisson
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 May 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
