Micrasterias elegans (W.West & G.S.West) Coesel & Van Geest 2014
Publication Details
Micrasterias elegans (W.West & G.S.West) Coesel & Van Geest 2014: 395
Published in: Coesel, P.F.M. & Van Geest, A. (2014). New or otherwise interesting desmid taxa from the Bangweulu region (Zambia). 1. Genera Micrasterias and Allorgeia (Desmidiales). Plant Ecology and Evolution 147(3): 392-404.
Publication date: 2014
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Micrasterias is Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Micrasterias tropica var. elegans West & G.S.West
Type Information
Type locality: Angola: Pungo Andogo: "In stagnis prope Anbilla (Condo)"; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Welwitsch 177; Mar. 1857; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 November 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 11 November 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 November 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024