Ankistrodesmus mirabilis (West & G.S.West) Lemmermann 1908
Publication Details
Ankistrodesmus mirabilis (West & G.S.West) Lemmermann 1908: 175
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1908). Algologische Beiträge VI. Archiv für Hydrobiologie und Planktonkunde: neue Folge der Forschungsberichte aus der Biologischen Station zu Plön 4: 165-192.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ankistrodesmus is Ankistrodesmus fusiformis Corda.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Monoraphidium mirabile (West & G.S.West) Pankow.
Basionym
Rhaphidium polymorphum var. mirabile West & G.S.West
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 31 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024