Ichthyocercus australiensis Playfair 1907
Publication Details
Ichthyocercus australiensis Playfair 1907: 164; pl. II, fig. 8
Published in: Playfair, G.J. (1907). Some new or less known desmids found in New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 160-201.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ichthyocercus is Ichthyocercus angolensis West & G.S.West.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ichthyocercus longispinus var. australiensis (Playfair) W.Willi Krieger.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 February 2017
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Alex Kenins in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025