Ankistrodesmus spiralis (W.B.Turner) Lemmermann 1908
Current name:
Ankistrodesmus spiralis (W.B.Turner) Lemmermann
Pitsford Water SSSI, Northamptonshire, UK. - 12 July 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Ankistrodesmus spiralis (W.B.Turner) Lemmermann 1908: 176
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1908). Algologische Beiträge VI. Archiv für Hydrobiologie und Planktonkunde: neue Folge der Forschungsberichte aus der Biologischen Station zu Plön 4: 165-192.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ankistrodesmus is Ankistrodesmus fusiformis Corda.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Rhaphidium spirale W.B.Turner
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 July 2023
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Habitat note
Most common in more acid waters (John & Tsarenko 2002). - (07 July 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 March 2025
