Ankistrodesmus falcatus var. contortus (Thuret) Playfair 1917

Monoraphidium contortum (Thuret) Komárková-Legnerová

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].

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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

 
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