Micrasterias simplex (Meyen) Kützing 1834
Current name:
Monactinus simplex (Meyen) Corda
Hypnospore. Castle Ashby, Northampton, UK - 15 November 2017. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Micrasterias simplex (Meyen) Kützing 1834: 602
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834 '1833'). Synopsis diatomearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea 8: 529-620, + pls XIII-XIX [79 figs].
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Micrasterias is Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Monactinus simplex (Meyen) Corda.
Basionym
Pediastrum simplex Meyen
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Havel river near Potsdam; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), simple, undivided, unbranched, of one piece or series, not consisting of several distinct parts (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2023
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024