Closterium libellula var. angusticeps Grönblad 1945
Publication Details
Closterium libellula var. angusticeps Grönblad 1945: 9, pl. 1: fig. 45
Published in: Grönblad, R. (1945). De algis brasiliensibus. Praecipue desmidiaceis in regione inferiore fluminis Amazonas a professore August Ginzberger (Wien). Anno MCMXXVII collectis. Acta Societatis Scienctiarum Fennicae, Nova Series B 2(6): 1-44, 16 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closterium closterioides var. angusticeps (Grönblad) G.J.P.Ramos & C.W.N.Moura.
Source of Synonymy
Ramos, G.J.P. & Moura, C.W.N. (2019). Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on Brazilian desmids II: Closterium, Haplotaenium, Planotaenium, and Xanthidium together with some nomenclatural corrections. Notulae Algarum 118: 1-4, no figures.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 November 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025
