Cosmarium insulare (Wittrock) Schmidle 1894
Current name:
Euastrum insulare (Wittrock) J.Roy
Small boggy pond near Harrison, BC (Canada) - 16 July 2019. R. Matthews
Publication Details
Cosmarium insulare (Wittrock) Schmidle 1894: 59
Published in: Schmidle, W. (1894). Aus der Chlorophyceenflora der Torfstiche zu Viernheim. Flora 78: 42-66.
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 Euastrum insulare (Wittrock) J.Roy.
Basionym
Euastrum binale var. insulare Wittrock
Type Information
Type locality: Sweden: Gotland; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pertaining to islands, insular (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 March 2019 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 14 March 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
