Micrasterias fimbriata f. elephanta Wolle 1892

Publication Details
Micrasterias fimbriata f. elephanta Wolle 1892: 121, pl. XL [40]: fig. 3

Published in: Wolle, F. (1892). Desmids of the United States and list of American Pediastrums with eleven hundred illustrations on sixty-four colored plates. New and enlarged edition. pp. [i]-xiv, 15-182, + 64 pls. Bethlehem, PA: Moravian Publication Office.

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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 Micrasterias apiculata f. elephanta (Wolle) Nordstedt.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fringed.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 April 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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