Ankistrodesmus flexuosus (Komárek) Ergashev 1979

Publication Details
Ankistrodesmus flexuosus (Komárek) Ergashev 1979: 296 (as 'flexuosum')

Published in: Ergashev, A.E. (1979). Opredelitel' protokokkovykh vodorosley Sredney Azii. Kn. 2. Khlorokokkovyye [Keys to the protococcal algae of Central Asia. Book 2. Chlorococcales]. pp. 1-384. Tashkent: Fan.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ankistrodesmus is Ankistrodesmus fusiformis Corda.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Monoraphidium flexuosum Komárek.

Basionym
Monoraphidium flexuosum Komárek

Type Information
Type locality: "lake No. 227 in the Experimental Lakes Area of the Freshwater Institute of F. R. B. (northwestern Ontario, Canada)."; (Komárek 1974: 118) Type ('Fig. 2 - iconotypus"): Hedy Kling; July 1970; (Komárek 1974: 118)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 September 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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