Ankistrodesmus obtusus Korshikov 1953
Current name:
Monoraphidium obtusum (Korshikov) Komárková-Legnerová
Seattle, Washington, USA; Aquarium, 1000x, DIC - 03 April 2011. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Ankistrodesmus obtusus Korshikov 1953: 290, fig. 249a, b
Published in: Korshikov, A.A. (1953). Viznachnik prisnovodnihk vodorostey Ukrainsykoi RSR. Pidklas Protokokovi (Protococcineae). Bakuol'ni (Vacuolales) ta Protokokovi (Protococcales) [The Freshwater Algae of the Ukrainian SSR. Sub-Class Protococcineae. Vacuolales and Protococcales]. Vol. 5 pp. 1-439. Kyiv: Akademyy Nauk Ukrayins'koy RSR.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ankistrodesmus is Ankistrodesmus fusiformis Corda.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Monoraphidium obtusum (Korshikov) Komárková-Legnerová.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 October 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024