Aphanochaete globosum (Nordstedt) Wolle 1887
Current name:
Chaetosphaeridium globosum (Nordstedt) Klebahn
On Spirogyra, Pitsford WAter, Northamptonshire, UK - 19 June 2017. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Aphanochaete globosum (Nordstedt) Wolle 1887: 119
Published in: Wolle, F. (1887). Fresh-water Algae of the United States; (exclusive of the Diatomaceae) complemental to Desmids of the United States ... One hundred and fifty-one plates ... including nine additional plates of desmids. pp. 1-364, Atlas, 157 pls [Vol. II]. Bethlehem, PA: The Comenius Press.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Aphanochaete is Aphanochaete repens A.Braun.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chaetosphaeridium globosum (Nordstedt) Klebahn.
Basionym
Herposteiron globosus Nordstedt
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), round like a ball, globose, spherical (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 May 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
