Kirchneriella obesa var. contorta Schmidle 1894
Current name:
Raphidocelis danubiana (Hindák) Marvan, Komárek & Comas
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 1000x, DIC - 08 October 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Kirchneriella obesa var. contorta Schmidle 1894: 44, pl. VII [7]: fig. 2
Published in: Schmidle, W. (1894). Aus der Chlorophyceenflora der Torfstiche zu Viernheim. Flora 78: 42-66.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Kirchneriella is Kirchneriella lunaris (Kirchner) Möbius.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Raphidocelis danubiana (Hindák) Marvan, Komárek & Comas.
Source of Synonymy
Ramos, G.J.P., Bicudo, C.E. de M., Góes-Neto, A. & Moura, C.W. do N. (2014). New additions of coccoid green algae to the phycoflora of Brazil and the Neotropics. Acta Botanica Brasilica 28(1): 8-16.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Hessen: Virnheim; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025
