Cosmarium bicardia Reinsch 1875

Publication Details
Cosmarium bicardia Reinsch 1875: 83, pl. 18: fig 4 (as 'Bicardia')

Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1875 '1874/75'). Contributiones ad algologiam et fungologiam. Vol. 1 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-103, [104, err.], 131 plates [I-III, IIIa, IV-VI, VIa, VII-XII, XIIa, XIII-XX, XXa, XXI-XXXV, XXXVa, XXXVI (Melanophyceae); I-XLII, XLIIa, XLIII-XLVII, XLVIIa, XLVIII-LXI (Rhodophyceae); I-XVIII (Chlorophyllophyceae); I-IX (Fungi)]. Norimbergae [Nürnberg]: Typis Theodor Haesslein.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium clepsydra var. bicardia (Reinsch) Croasdale.

Source of Synonymy
Croasdale, H.T. (1956). Freshwater algae of Alaska I. Some desmids from the Interior. Part 2: Actinotaenium, Micrasterias and Cosmarium. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 75(1): 1-70.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 16 June 2011 by Meadhbh Moriarty.

Last updated: 10 August 2023

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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025

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