Characium curvatum G.M.Smith 1918
Current name:
Characiopsis curvata (G.M.Smith) Skuja
North Cascades, Washington, USA; Highwood Lake, 1000x, DIC - 22 August 2012. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Characium curvatum G.M.Smith 1918: 641, pl. XI [11]: figs 6-13
Published in: Smith, G.M. (1918). A second list of algae found in Wisconsin lakes. Transactions of the Wisconsin Acadademy of Science, Arts and Letters 19: 614-654.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Characium is Characium sieboldii A.Braun.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Characiopsis curvata (G.M.Smith) Skuja.
Type Information
Type locality: various Wisconsin lakes; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: epiphytic on Coelosphaerium, Dictyosphaerium and Phaeococcus; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), curved (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 17 May 2011 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
