Kirchneriella contorta var. gracillima (Bohlin) Chodat, nom. inval. 1902

Publication Details
Kirchneriella contorta var. gracillima (Bohlin) Chodat, nom. inval. 1902: 203

Published in: Chodat, R. (1902). Algues vertes de la Suisse. Pleurococcoïdes - Chroolépoïdes Beiträge Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz. Band I, Heft 3.. pp. i-xii, 1-373. Berne: Druck und Verlag von K-J. Wyss, Libraire-Éditeur.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Kirchneriella is Kirchneriella lunaris (Kirchner) Möbius.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Raphidocelis contorta var. gracillima (Bohlin) P.Marvan, J.Komárek & A.Comas.

Basionym
Kirchneriella gracillima Bohlin

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 January 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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