Arthrodia Rafinesque, 1891
Holotype species: Arthrodia linearis Rafinesque
Publication details: Rafinesque, 1891: 882
Currently accepted name for the type species: Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs
Original publication and holotype designation: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFThe most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-09-19 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closterium.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Merrill, E.D. (1948). Nomenclatural Notes on Rafinesque's Published Papers 1804-1840. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 29(2): 202-214.
Nomenclatural note
Definitely a desmid, therefore validated by Kuntze after 1848. The generic description was copied verbatim from Rafinesque, who is to be treated as the author. - (20 April 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025
