Ankistrodesmus falcatus var. spiralis (W.B.Turner) G.S.West 1904
Current name:
Ankistrodesmus spiralis (W.B.Turner) Lemmermann
In Sphagnum pool, above Loch Uisg, Isle of Mull, Scotland. - 14 July 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Ankistrodesmus falcatus var. spiralis (W.B.Turner) G.S.West 1904: 224
Published in: West, G.S. (1904). A treatise on the British freshwater algae Cambridge Biological Series. pp. i-xv, 1-372. Cambridge: At the University Press.
Request PDFType 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 Ankistrodesmus spiralis (W.B.Turner) Lemmermann.
Basionym
Rhaphidium spirale W.B.Turner
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a sickle.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 25 August 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 11 November 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
