Katablepharis ovalis Skuja 1948
Publication Details
Katablepharis ovalis Skuja 1948: 361, pl. XXXVIII [38]: figs 21-23
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 (lectotype) of the genus Katablepharis is Katablepharis phoenikoston Skuja.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: lakes in Uppland, Sweden; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
