Closterium selenastrum M.Watanabe, nom. inval. 1979
Publication Details
Closterium selenastrum M.Watanabe, nom. inval. 1979: 17; pl. IX, fig. 6; pls. in Wanatabe 1978, (Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, Ser. B, 4(4): pl. VIII: fig. 4-9).
Published in: Watanabe, M. (1979). A taxonomic study of the Closterium calosporum complex (2). Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, ser. B. (Bot.), 5(1): 1-23, 17 fig., 2 appendixes + pl. IX-XI.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Japan: Okinawa;
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 January 2016 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 12 January 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: type specimen not designated [INA] - (07 January 2016) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025
