Ankistrodesmus fusiformis Corda 1838
Current name:
Ankistrodesmus fusiformis Corda
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; water garden, 400x, DIC - 31 May 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Ankistrodesmus fusiformis Corda 1838: 197, pl. II [2]: fig. 18
Published in: Corda, J.-A.-C. (1838). Nouvelles observations microscopiques. Almanach de Carlsbad 8: 179-198, pl. II.
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Ankistrodesmus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Dans l'eau du Theresienbrunn..." [Karlovy Vary, west Bohemia, Czech Republic]; (Corda 1838: 197)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), fusiform; swollen at the middle and tapering to each end like a spindle; narrowly ellipsoid (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 July 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 November 2024