Closterium novae-angliae J.A.Cushman 1908
Publication Details
Closterium novae-angliae J.A.Cushman 1908: 131; pl. 4, fig. 1
Published in: Cushman, J.A. (1908). New England species of Closterium. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 35: 109-134, Plate 3 (19 figs), Plate 4 (18 figs), Plate 5 (12 figs).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closterium ralfsii var. novae-angliae (J.A.Cushman) W.Willi Krieger.
Type Information
USA: Mssachusetts: Fall River: Lake Watuppe;
Origin of Species Name
(Latin), for the place it is located, “of New England” (Schneider & Saunders 2024)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2016
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 July 2025
