Cosmarium debaryi W.Archer, nom. illeg. 1861

Cosmarium cosmarioides (De Bary) Růžička

Current name: Cosmarium cosmarioides (De Bary) Růžička
In lochan, Ardnamurchan, Isle of Mull, Scotland. - 14 July 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Cosmarium debaryi W.Archer, nom. illeg. 1861: 735, no fig. (as 'De Baryi (nobis)')

Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

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Publication date: 1861

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium cosmarioides (De Bary) Růžička.

Type Information
Germany;

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 December 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: unwarranted change of name to avoid perceived tautonymy "Cosmarium cosmarioides" which is not a tautonym as the genus name and species epithet would have to be identical. - (21 February 2024) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 July 2025

 
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