Cosmarium moniliforme var. limneticum West & G.S.West 1908
Current name:
Cosmarium moniliforme var. limneticum West & G.S.West
Kellands Pond, 4 km south of Twizel, South Island, New Zealand; pH = 8.3, Temp. 16.7°C, April 19, 2009. For detailed information and references: www.biomedia.cellbiology.ubc.ca - 19 April 2009. Mark Webber (mwebber108@yahoo.ca)
Publication Details
Cosmarium moniliforme var. limneticum West & G.S.West 1908: 23, pl. 67: figs 6, 7
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1908). A monograph of the British Desmidiaceae. III. pp. [i]-xv, [1]-274, pl. 65-95. London: The Ray Society.
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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 August 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 13 December 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
