Vesiculifera compressa Hassall 1845
Publication Details
Vesiculifera compressa Hassall 1845: 393
Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1842). Observations on a new group, genus and subgenus of freshwater Confervae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 1 10(65): 385-395.
Request PDFPublication date: December 1842
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Oedogonium calcareum Cleve ex Hirn.
Source of Synonymy
Mrozinska, T. (1985). Chlorophyta VI. Oedogoniophyceae: Oedogoniales. In: Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Band 14. (Ettl, H, Gerloff, J., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-624. Stuttgart, New York: Gustav Fischer Verlag.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 22 June 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
