Selenastrum capricornutum Printz 1914

Publication Details
Selenastrum capricornutum Printz 1914: 92, pl. VII [7]: fig. 195

Published in: Printz, H. (1914). Kristianiatraktens Protococcoideer. Skrifter Utgit av Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, Matematisk-Naturvidenskabelig Klasse 1913(6): 1-121, 2 figures, 7 plates.

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Publication date: 1914

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Selenastrum is Selenastrum bibraianum Reinsch.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Monoraphidium capricornutum (Printz) Nygaard.

Type Information
Type locality: Ostensjovandet som plankton, sjelden [Ostensjovandet as plankton, rarely; S. Norway]; (Printz 1914: 93)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), from the Tropic of Capricorn (Skinner & Entwisle 2006).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 March 2021

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Taxonomic note
The alga (and test organism) commonly represented in major culture collections as "Selenastrum capricornutum" NIVA-CHL 1 is not this species but Raphidocelis subcapitata (Korshikov) Nygaard, Komárek, J.Kristiansen & O.M.Skulberg; it is, however, incorrect to treat Selenastrum capricornutum Printz as a synonym of Raphidocelis subcapitata. See Nygaard et al. (1987) and Krienitz et al. (2011) for further information. UTEX 1648 and CCAP 278/4 (Nitelva River, Akershus, Norway) is Raphidocelis subcapitata, q.v. - (22 April 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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