Closterium lunula var. submoniliferum G.A.Klebs
Publication Details
Closterium lunula var. submoniliferum G.A.Klebs: 7, [43], pl. [I] I fig. 9a
Published in: Klebs, G. (1879). Über die Formen einiger Gattungen der Desmidaceen Ostpreussens. Inaug. Disser. Schriften der Physikalisch-Ökonomischen Gesellschaft zu Königsberg 22: 1-42 [43], 3 pls.
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
Wehlau, Prussia [Znamensk, located on the right bank of the Pregolya River at its confluence with the Lava River 50 kilometers (31 mi) east of Kaliningrad, Russia]; (Klebs 1879: 5, 7) Klebs; n.d.;
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of luna, moon (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 May 2025
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025