Closterium fusiforme F.Gay 1884
Publication Details
Closterium fusiforme F.Gay 1884: 339
Published in: Gay, F. (1884). Essai d'une monographie locale des Conjugées. Montpellier Revue des Sciences Naturelles, série III 3(1): 187-228; 285-335.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), fusiform; swollen at the middle and tapering to each end like a spindle; narrowly ellipsoid (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2025
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Taxonomic notes
Doubtful species according to Krieger (1937) and Ruzicka (1977). - (14 March 2009)
Combination also proposed by Noda, 1963: 141; pl. 8, fig. 2, but it was illegitimate: not Closterium fusiforme F. Gay 1884 [INA] - (17 July 2017) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025
