Kirchneriella obtusa (Korshikov) Komárek 1979
Publication Details
Kirchneriella obtusa (Korshikov) Komárek 1979: 255
Published in: Komárek, J. (1979). Änderungen in der Taxonomie der Chlorokokkalalgen. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Suppl. 56 (Algological Studies) 24: 239-263.
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 Pseudoquadrigula obtusa (Korshikov) P.M.Tsarenko.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2002). Order Chlorococcales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 327-409. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Coenocystis obtusa Korshikov
Type Information
Type locality: N. Europ. Russia; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 September 2024
