Micrasterias sol var. elegantior G.S.West 1914
Current name:
Micrasterias radiosa var. elegantior (G.S.West) Croasdale
Vogler Lake, Skagit County, Washington (USA) - 15 March 2019. R. Matthews
Publication Details
Micrasterias sol var. elegantior G.S.West 1914: 1035
Published in: West, G.S. (1914). A contribution to our knowledge of the freshwater algae of Columbia. In: Voyage d'exploration scientifique en Colombie (Fuhrmann, O. & Mayor, E.). Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel 5(2): 1013-1051.
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 radiosa var. elegantior (G.S.West) Croasdale.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), the sun (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 November 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
