Cosmarium clepsydra Delponte, nom. illeg. 1877
Publication Details
Cosmarium clepsydra Delponte, nom. illeg. 1877: 144 [separate]
Published in: Delponte, G.B. (1877 '1878'). Specimen Desmidiacearum subalpinarum. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, serie 2 30: 1-186, pls I-XXI.
Request PDFPublication date: 1877
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), water-clock (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 December 2009 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
