Euastrum depressum Nägeli 1849
Current name:
Cosmarium neodepressum G.J.P.Ramos & C.W.N.Moura
Showing pores. Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK - 13 February 2013. C.F. Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Euastrum depressum Nägeli 1849: 114, pl. 7: fig. 2
Published in: Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.
Publication date: before July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Euastrum is Euastrum ansatum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium neodepressum G.J.P.Ramos & C.W.N.Moura.
Source of Synonymy
Ramos, G.J.P. & Moura, C.W. do N. (2020). Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on Brazilian desmids III: Cosmarium, Euastrum and Staurastrum (Desmidiaceae, Zygnematophyceae). Notulae Algarum 123: 1-4.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), depressed.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 February 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 06 February 2020
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024