Closterium pseudodianae J.Roy 1890
Publication Details
Closterium pseudodianae J.Roy 1890: 201
Published in: Roy, J. (1890). The desmids of the Alford district. Scottish Naturalist 4(27): 199-210.
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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 dianae var. pseudodianae (J.Roy) Willi Krieger.
Source of Synonymy
Brook, A.J. & Johnson, L.R. (2002). Order Zygnematales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 479-593. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Information
Tonley Moss [England?]; (Roy 1890: 199, 201) Type: Farquharson; Notes: INA lists the type locality as ''UK: Scotland: Tonley''. Mrs Farquharson Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society resided in Haughton. Haughton is more likely to be in England than in Scotland as is Tonley Moss which appears to be in the Peak district.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 June 2025
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 June 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025
