Cosmarium elegantissimum var. simplicius West & G.S.West 1898
Current name:
Cosmarium simplicius (West & G.S.West) Grönblad
Alcohol preserved. Collected by Luca Marazzi, Okavango Delta, Botswana - 15 August 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Cosmarium elegantissimum var. simplicius West & G.S.West 1898: 308, pl. 17: fig. 7
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1898). On some desmids of the United States. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 33: 279-322, pls 16-18.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 Apr. 1898 [INA]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium simplicius (West & G.S.West) Grönblad.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 November 2006 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 01 November 2010
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 November 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
