Micrasterias furcata var. evoluta (W.B.Turner) Bourrelly & Couté, nom. inval. 1991
Publication Details
Micrasterias furcata var. evoluta (W.B.Turner) Bourrelly & Couté, nom. inval. 1991: 48
Published in: Bourrelly, P. & Couté, A. (1991). Desmidiées de Madagascar (Chlorophyta, Zygophyceae). Bibliotheca Phycologica 86: [i-ii] 1-348 [+1], pls I-LXIV.
Type 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 radians var. evoluta (W.B.Turner) Willi Krieger.
Basionym
Micrasterias crux-melitensis f. evoluta W.B. Turner
Type Information
Type locality: India: Bengal; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furcate, forked (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 28 October 2017 by Alex Kenins.
Last updated: 11 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024