Micrasterias apiculata f. apiculata (Ralfs) Nordstedt 1888
Publication Details
Micrasterias apiculata f. apiculata (Ralfs) Nordstedt 1888: 190
Published in: Nordstedt, C.F.O. (1888). Desmidieer fran Bornholm, samlade och delvis destämda af R.T. Hoff, granskade af O. Nordstedt. Videnskabelige Meddelelser Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening 1888: 182-213, 1 pl. [pl. VI].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Micrasterias is Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Micrasterias apiculata Meneghini ex Ralfs.
Basionym
Euastrum apiculatum Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: zwischen Conferven des Thiergarten bei Berlin; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: 20 Juni 1832; see above; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
