Tetradesmus lunatus Korshikov 1953

Publication Details
Tetradesmus lunatus Korshikov 1953: 369, fig. 353

Published in: Korshikov, A.A. (1953). Viznachnik prisnovodnihk vodorostey Ukrainsykoi RSR. Pidklas Protokokovi (Protococcineae). Bakuol'ni (Vacuolales) ta Protokokovi (Protococcales) [The Freshwater Algae of the Ukrainian SSR. Sub-Class Protococcineae. Vacuolales and Protococcales]. Vol. 5 pp. 439, 421 figures. Kyiv: Akademyy Nauk Ukrayins'koy RSR. [in Ukrainian]

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Publication date: 1953

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tetradesmus is Tetradesmus wisconsinensis G.M.Smith.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tetradesmus major f. lunatus (Korshikov) Fott & Komárek.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crescent-shaped (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 06 September 2011 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024

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