Carteria obtusa O.Dill 1895

Publication Details
Carteria obtusa O.Dill 1895: 340, pl. 5: figs. 39-41

Published in: Dill, O. (1895). Die Gattung Chlamydomonas und ihre nächsten Verwandten. Jahrbücher für wissenschaftliche Botanik 28(3): 323-358, plate 5.

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Publication date: 1895

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Carteria is Carteria cordiformis (H.J.Carter) Diesing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Corbierea obtusa (O.Dill) Y.L.Chen & G.X.Liu.

Source of Synonymy
Chen, Y., Dai, Q., Liu, B., Zhu, H. & Liu, G. (2024). Three new species of the genus 'Carteria' (Chlamydomonadales, Chlorophyceae) with the proposal of correct generic names. European Journal of Phycology 59(4): 457-471.

Type Information
Type locality: Jungholz [near Säckingen, Germany: prov. Baden]; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 03 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 11 December 2024

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025