Euastrum binale var. insulare Wittrock 1872
Current name:
Euastrum insulare (Wittrock) J.Roy
Small boggy pond near Harrison, BC (Canada) - 16 July 2019. R. Matthews
Publication Details
Euastrum binale var. insulare Wittrock 1872: 49, pl. IV, fig 7
Published in: Wittrock, V.B. (1872). Om Gotlands och Ölands sötvattens-alger. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 1(1): 1-72.
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 Euastrum insulare (Wittrock) J.Roy.
Source of Synonymy
Brook, A.J. & Johnson, L.R. (2002). Order Zygnematales. 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. 479-593. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Information
Type locality: Sweden: Gotland; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 14 March 2019
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 November 2024