Micrasterias brachyptera Lundell 1871
Current name:
Micrasterias brachyptera Lundell
Canyon Lake, Whatcom County, Washington (USA) - 16 November 2018. R. Matthews
Publication Details
Micrasterias brachyptera Lundell 1871: 12, pl. I [1]: fig. 4
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.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Micrasterias is Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Sweden; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 December 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024