Micrasterias apiculata f. australiensis A.M.Scott & Prescott 1958
Publication Details
Micrasterias apiculata f. australiensis A.M.Scott & Prescott 1958: 39, fig. 8: 3 (as 'var. lacerata f. australiensis')
Published in: Scott, A.M. & Prescott, G.W. (1958). Some freshwater algae from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. In: Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 3 Botany and plant ecology. (Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. Eds), pp. 9-136. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Micrasterias is Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 17 August 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 03 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
