Monoraphidium capricornutum (Printz) Nygaard 1977
Publication Details
Monoraphidium capricornutum (Printz) Nygaard 1977: 58
Published in: Nygaard, G. (1977). New or interesting plankton algae. With a contribution on their ecology. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. Biologiske Skrifter 21(1): 1-107, 86 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Monoraphidium is Monoraphidium griffithii (Berkeley) Komárková-Legnerová.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Selenastrum capricornutum Printz
Type Information
Type locality: Ostensjovandet som plankton, sjelden [Ostensjovandet as plankton, rarely; S. Norway]; (Printz 1914: 93)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), from the Tropic of Capricorn (Skinner & Entwisle 2006).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 November 2011 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
