Raphidocelis contorta (Schmidle) Marvan, Komárek & Comas 1984

Raphidocelis danubiana (Hindák) Marvan, Komárek & Comas

Current name: Raphidocelis danubiana (Hindák) Marvan, Komárek & Comas
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 1000x, DIC - 08 October 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Raphidocelis contorta (Schmidle) Marvan, Komárek & Comas 1984: 368, fig. 12

Published in: Marvan, P., Komárek, J. & Comas, A. (1984). Weighting and scaling of features in numerical evaluation of coccal green algae (genera of Selenastraceae). Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 67 (Algological Studies 37) : 363-399, 13 fig., 5 tables.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Raphidocelis is Raphidocelis sigmoidea Hindák.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Raphidocelis danubiana (Hindák) Marvan, Komárek & Comas.

Basionym
Kirchneriella obesa var. contorta Schmidle

Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Hessen: Virnheim; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 February 2015

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