Monoraphidium flexuosum Komárek 1974
Publication Details
Monoraphidium flexuosum Komárek 1974: 119, fig. 2
Published in: Komárek, J. (1974). Monoraphidium flexuosum, a new chlorococcal alga from the lakes of northwestern Ontario (Canada). Preslia (Prague) 46: 118-122, 3 figs, 1 table.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Monoraphidium is Monoraphidium griffithii (Berkeley) Komárková-Legnerová.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "lake No. 227 in the Experimental Lakes Area of the Freshwater Institute of F. R. B. (northwestern Ontario, Canada)."; (Komárek 1974: 118) Type ('Fig. 2 - iconotypus"): Hedy Kling; July 1970; (Komárek 1974: 118)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 February 2007 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 12 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024