Cosmarium speciosum f. americanum (West & G.S.West) West & G.S.West 1908
Publication Details
Cosmarium speciosum f. americanum (West & G.S.West) West & G.S.West 1908: 252 (as 'var. rostafinskii f. americanum')
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1908). A monograph of the British Desmidiaceae. III. pp. [i]-xv, [1]-274, pl. 65-95. London: The Ray Society.
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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Cosmarium rostafinskii var. americanum West & G.S.West
Type Information
Type locality: Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: herb. L.N. Jonnson; 558 (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), showy, splendid (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 November 2012 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
