Cosmarium excavatum f. duplo-majus Lundell 1871

Publication Details
Cosmarium excavatum f. duplo-majus Lundell 1871: 46 (as 'duplo major')

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 excavatum var. duplo-majus (Wille) Kurt Förster.

Source of Synonymy
Förster, K. (1973 '1972'). Desmidieen aus dem Südosten der Vereinigen Staaten von America. Nova Hedwigia 23(2/3): 515-644, 29 pls.

Type Information
Sweden, various localities;

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 August 2024

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Nomenclatural notes
Illustrated by Hassall (Brit. Alg.: pl. 86: fig. 5, 1871). - (08 July 2016) - M.D. Guiry
Gupta (2012:172) cited "Cosmarium excavatum f. duplo-maius Wille in Ofvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Forh. 5: 18. 1879." - (08 July 2016) - M.D. Guiry

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 July 2025

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