Sphaerozosma rectangulare Wolle 1884
Publication Details
Sphaerozosma rectangulare Wolle 1884: 31, pl. 49: fig. 9
Published in: Wolle, F. (1884). Desmids of the United States and list of American Pediastrums with eleven hundred illustrations on fifty-three colored plates. pp. [i]-xiv, 16-168, + 64 pls. Bethlehem, PA: Moravian Publication Office.
Publication date: probably July 1884 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphaerozosma is Sphaerozosma vertebratum Brébisson ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spondylosium rectangulare (Wolle) West & G.S.West.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), rectangular (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 September 2020 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 May 2024