Closterium falcatum (Corda) Meneghini 1840
Current name:
Ankistrodesmus falcatus (Corda) Ralfs
Location: Wetland at the Pillersee (Tyrol, Austria) - 01 June 2011. © Wolfgang Bettighofer, www.protisten.de, image under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA)
Publication Details
Closterium falcatum (Corda) Meneghini 1840: 233
Published in: Meneghini, G. (1840). Synopsis Desmidiearum hucusque cognitarum. Linnea 14: 201-240.
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 Ankistrodesmus falcatus (Corda) Ralfs.
Basionym
Micrasterias falcatus Corda
Type Information
Type locality: Czech Republic: Carlsbad [Karlovy Vary]; (INA 1996) Type: A.J.C. Corda; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a sickle.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 January 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025
