Characium ornithocephalum var. pringsheimii (A.Braun) Komárek 1979
Publication Details
Characium ornithocephalum var. pringsheimii (A.Braun) Komárek 1979: 243, fig. 3d
Published in: Komárek, J. (1979). Änderungen in der Taxonomie der Chlorokokkalalgen. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Suppl. 56 (Algological Studies) 24: 239-263, 9 figs, 4 tables.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Characium is Characium sieboldii A.Braun.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Characium pringsheimii A.Braun.
Source of Synonymy
Kim, J.K. & Kim, H.S. (2012). Algal flora of Korea. Volume 6, Number 2 Chlorophyta: Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales I: Micractiniaceae, Botryococcaceae, Characiaceae, Hydrodictyaceae. pp. [1-4], 1-117, figs 1-92. Incheon: National Institute of Biological Resources.
Basionym
Characium pringsheimii A.Braun
Type Information
Berolini in filis Vaucheriae sessilis per hiemem domi cultae, ejusdem Vaucheriae, in qua admirabilem iUum fecundationis processum [At Berlin he [Pringsheim] discovered in the threads of Vaucheria sessilis grown at home during the winter, the same Vaucheria in which he had witnessed that wonderful process of fertilization]; Pringsheim;
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 24 September 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 March 2025
