Micrasterias crux-melitensis f. evoluta W.B. Turner 1893

Publication Details
Micrasterias crux-melitensis f. evoluta W.B. Turner 1893: 92

Published in: Turner, W.B. (1893 '1892'). Algae aquae dulcis Indiae orientalis. The freshwater algae (principally Desmidieae) of East India. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 25(5): 1-187, 23 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Micrasterias is Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Micrasterias radians var. evoluta (W.B.Turner) Willi Krieger.

Source of Synonymy
Krieger, W. (1939). Die Desmidiaceen Europas mit Berucksichtigung der aussereuropaischen Arten Pt. 13 Teil 2 of Dr. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz. pp. 1-117, pls 97-142. Leipzig: Ed. Akad. Verlagsgesellschaft.

Type Information
Type locality: India: Bengal; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 03 September 2010 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 July 2018

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Nomenclatural note
var. or f. ? var. evoluta (Coesel and Van Geest, 2014: 400) but see INA under Micrasterias radians var. evoluta. - (12 November 2014) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025

 
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