Characiopsis curvata (G.M.Smith) Skuja 1948
Current name:
Characiopsis curvata (G.M.Smith) Skuja
North Cascades, Washington, USA; Highwood Lake, 1000x, DIC - 22 August 2012. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Characiopsis curvata (G.M.Smith) Skuja 1948: 337, pl. XXXVI [36]: figs 14-18
Published in: Skuja, H. (1948). Taxonomie des Phytoplanktons einiger Seen in Uppland, Schweden. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 9(3): 1-399, 39 pls.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Characiopsis is Characiopsis minuta (A.Braun) Borzì.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Characium curvatum G.M.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: various Wisconsin lakes; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: epiphytic on Coelosphaerium, Dictyosphaerium and Phaeococcus; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), curved (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 April 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
