Didymoprium grevillei Kützing ex Ralfs 1848
Current name:
Desmidium grevillei (Ralfs) De Bary
Polar view showing mucilage and polar lobes of twisted successive cells.. In Sphagnum, Near Caherdaniel, Co Cork, Ireland - 19 June 2013. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Didymoprium grevillei Kützing ex Ralfs 1848: 57, pl. II [2]
Published in: Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae The drawings by Edward Jenner, A.L.S. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, 35 pls. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, King William Street, Strand.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 Jan 1848
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Didymoprium.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmidium grevillei (Ralfs) De Bary.
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.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 10 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 01 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 June 2025
