Closterium ehrenbergii Meneghini ex Ralfs 1848
Current name:
Closterium ehrenbergii Meneghini ex Ralfs
Bainbridge Island, Washington USA; ditch, 100x, DIC - 01 July 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Closterium ehrenbergii Meneghini ex Ralfs 1848: 166, pl. XXVIII [28]: fig. 2
Published in: Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae The drawings by Edward Jenner, A.L.S. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, 35 pls. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, King William Street, Strand.
Publication date: 1 Jan 1848
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Britain (various records); Germany (Ehrenberg); Falaise (Brébisson); (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latin), named for a person with the surname Ehrenberg, for algae generally Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 December 2024