Sphaerozosma pulchrum var. planum Wolle 1884
Current name:
Spondylosium planum (Wolle) West & G.S.West
Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland, In bog pool - 22 September 2005. Fabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)
Publication Details
Sphaerozosma pulchrum var. planum Wolle 1884: 29, pl. IV [4]: figs 3, 4
Published in: Wolle, F. (1884). Desmids of the United States and list of American Pediastrums with eleven hundred illustrations on fifty-three colored plates. pp. [i]-xiv, 16-168, + 64 pls. Bethlehem, PA: Moravian Publication Office.
Request PDFPublication date: probably July 1884 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphaerozosma is Sphaerozosma vertebratum Brébisson ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spondylosium planum (Wolle) West & G.S.West.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful, fair, pretty.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 10 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 14 January 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
