Micrasterias furcata var. decurta W.B.Turner 1885

Publication Details
Micrasterias furcata var. decurta W.B.Turner 1885: 936, pl. XVI [16]: fig. 10

Published in: Turner, W.B. (1885). On some new and rare desmids. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, series 2 5: 933-940.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Micrasterias is Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Type Information
Type locality: "Water Town, New York, U.S.A."; (Turner 1885: 936)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furcate, forked (Stearn 1992).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 19 January 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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