Closterium linea Perty 1852

Current name: Closterium acutum var. linea (Perty) West & G.S.West
Location: Lake Vollstedter See near Kiel (Germany) - 01 July 2018. © Wolfgang Bettighofer, www.protisten.de, image under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA)

Publication Details
Closterium linea Perty 1852: 206, pl. XVI: fig 20

Published in: Perty, M. (1852). Zur Kenntniss kleinster Lebensformen: nach Bau, Funktionen, Systematik, mit Specialverzeichniss der in der Schweiz beobachteten. pp. [1]–228, 17 plates. Bern: Jent & Reinert.

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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 acutum var. linea (Perty) West & G.S.West.

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.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a thread of linen, a string, line; a fiber of flax.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 03 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 07 April 2009

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 April 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025