Coelastrum proboscideum Bohlin 1896
Publication Details
Coelastrum proboscideum Bohlin 1896: no. 1240
Published in: Wittrock, V.B., Nordstedt, C.F.O. & Lagerheim, G. (1896). Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue scandinavicae quas adjectis algis marinis chlorophyllaceis et phycochromaceis. Vol. Fasc. 26-29 pp. nos 1201-1400..
Request PDFPublication date: 30 Dec. 1896
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Coelastrum is Coelastrum sphaericum Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Agua, prov. Guayas; (INA 1996) Type: Lagerheim; det. K. Bohlin ; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), like a proboscis.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2025
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Taxonomic note
Hegewald et al. (2010) note that this taxon was treated as a synonym of C. sphaericum by Hajdu et al. (1976). - (13 September 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025
