Lagerheimia comosa (Playfair) Playfair 1917
Publication Details
Lagerheimia comosa (Playfair) Playfair 1917: 847
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].
Request PDFPublication date: "4 April 1917"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lagerheimia is Lagerheimia genevensis (Chodat) Chodat.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lagerheimia longiseta (Lemmermann) Printz.
Source of Synonymy
Hindák, F. (1983). Review of the genus Lagerheimia Chod. incl. Chodatella Lemm. (Chlorococcales, Chlorophyceae). Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Hydrologie 45: 372-387.
Basionym
Lagerheimia ciliata var. comosa Playfair
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furnished with tufts of leaves or hairs.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 March 2024
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025
