Crucigenia irregularis Wille 1898
Current name:
Willea irregularis (Wille) Schmidle
Pitsford Water SSSI, Northamptonshire, UK. BF Image. - 27 August 2008. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Crucigenia irregularis Wille 1898: 302
Published in: Wille, N. (1898). Beschreibung einiger Planktonalgen aus norwegischen süsswasserseen. Biologisches Centralblatt 18: 302.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Crucigenia is Crucigenia quadrata Morren.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Willea irregularis (Wille) Schmidle.
Type Information
Type locality: Norway: lakes in eastern part; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), irregular (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 January 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
