Ankistrodesmus falcatus var. contortus (Thuret) Playfair 1917
Current name:
Monoraphidium contortum (Thuret) Komárková-Legnerová
prox. National Botanic Garden of Wales. Collected by David John. - 17 March 2012. C.F.Carter (Chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Ankistrodesmus falcatus var. contortus (Thuret) Playfair 1917: 836
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1917). Australian freshwater phytoplankton (Protococcoideae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 41: 823-852, pls LVI-LIX [56-59].
Publication date: "4 April 1917"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ankistrodesmus is Ankistrodesmus fusiformis Corda.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Monoraphidium contortum (Thuret) Komárková-Legnerová.
Basionym
Ankistrodesmus contortus Thuret
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a sickle.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024