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Cosmarium depressum (Nägeli) P.Lundell, nom. illeg. 1871

Current name: Cosmarium neodepressum G.J.P.Ramos & C.W.N.Moura
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; water garden, 1000x, DIC - 01 June 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Cosmarium depressum (Nägeli) P.Lundell, nom. illeg. 1871: 38

Published in: Lundell, P.M. (1871). De Desmidiaceis, quae in Suecia inventae sunt, observationes criticae. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, ser. 3, 8(2): 1-100, 8 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium neodepressum G.J.P.Ramos & C.W.N.Moura.

Source of Synonymy
Ramos, G.J.P. & Moura, C.W. do N. (2020). Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on Brazilian desmids III: Cosmarium, Euastrum and Staurastrum (Desmidiaceae, Zygnematophyceae). Notulae Algarum 123: 1-4.

Basionym
Euastrum depressum Nägeli

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), depressed.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 24 March 2020

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Cosmarium depressum Bailey, 1851. - (13 June 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025