Raphidocelis contorta (Schmidle) Marvan, Komárek & Comas 1984

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.

Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2002). Order Chlorococcales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 327-409. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Basionym
Kirchneriella obesa var. contorta Schmidle

Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Hessen: Virnheim; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 04 February 2015

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Nomenclatural note
Not in INA. - (13 September 2012) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025

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