Closterium cynthia var. robustum (G.S.West) Willi Krieger, nom. illeg. 1935

Publication Details
Closterium cynthia var. robustum (G.S.West) Willi Krieger, nom. illeg. 1935: 368

Published in: Krieger, W. (1935). Die Desmidiaceen Europas mit Berücksichtigung der aussereuropäischen Arten. Band 13. Abteilung 1, Teil 1, Lieferung 2 of Dr. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. pp. 225-375, pls 9-36. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgeselschaft M.B.H..

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closterium jenneri var. robustum G.S.West.

Basionym
Closterium jenneri var. robustum G.S.West

Type Information
Twenty-foot River, between March and Guyhirne (Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire) England; (West 1899: 54, 112) Not provided; n.d.;

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), Ancient Greek epithet of the moon goddess Artemis.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 July 2018

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Nomenclatural note
INA: "illegitimate: Closterium jenneri var. myrdalense Strøm 1926, included in synonymy, has priority at rank of var." - (05 July 2016) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025