Micrasterias mahabuleshwarensis J.Hobson 1863

Publication Details
Micrasterias mahabuleshwarensis J.Hobson 1863: 169, first fig. (as 'Mahabuleshwarensis')

Published in: Hobson, J. (1863). Notes on Indian Desmidieae. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 1863: 168-170, 2 figs.

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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: "In the streams running through the Chinamen’s Garden, near the lake at Mahabuleshwar, about 5000 feet above the sea-level." [Maharashtra State, India]; (Hobson 1863: 170)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 19 January 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Author's original spelling "Mahabuleshwarensis" seems at odds with the current spelling of Mahabaleshwar, but the spelling at the time of publication could be different or variable and thus no correction of the epithet is necessary. - (18 January 2022) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025

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