Rhaphidium polymorphum Fresenius 1856
Publication Details
Rhaphidium polymorphum Fresenius 1856: 199, pl. 8: figs. 25-43
Published in: Fresenius, G. (1856). Ueber die Algengattungen Pandorina, Gonium und Rhapidium. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 2(1): 187-200, plate 8.
Publication date: September 1856
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhaphidium is Rhaphidium fasciculatum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ankistrodesmus spiralis (W.B.Turner) Lemmermann.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 August 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 24 June 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024
