Characiopsis pyriformis var. decrescens Printz 1914
Publication details
Characiopsis pyriformis var. decrescens Printz 1914: 45, pl. III [3]: figs 71-74
Published in: Printz, H. (1914). Kristianiatraktens Protococcoideer. Skrifter Utgit av Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, Matematisk-Naturvidenskabelig Klasse 1913(6): 1-121, pls I-VII.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Characiopsis is Characiopsis minuta (A.Braun) Borzì.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Adjective B (Latin), pear-shaped (Brown 1956).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Characiopsis pyriformis var. decrescens Printz)
Europe: Spain (Alvárez Cobelas 1984).
Key references
Ettl, H. (1978). Xanthophyceae. In: Süsswasserflora von Mitteleurope. Begründer von A. Pascher. Band 3, Teil 1. (Ettl, H., Gerloff, J & Heynig, H. Eds), pp. [i]-xiv, [1]-530. Jena: VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag.
Pascher, A. (1938). Heterokonten. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds) Vol. 11, Teil 5, pp. 641-832. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft.
Created: 26 December 2009 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Verified by: 21 October 2016 by M.D. Guiry
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