Ankistrodesmus longissimus (Lemmermann) Wille 1909
Publication Details
Ankistrodesmus longissimus (Lemmermann) Wille 1909: 68
Published in: Wille, N. (1909). Conjugatae und Chlorophyceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien ... Nachträge zum I. Teil, Abteilung 2 über die Jahre 1890 bis 1910. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 1-96. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ankistrodesmus is Ankistrodesmus fusiformis Corda.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closteriopsis longissima (Lemmermann) Lemmermann.
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
Closterium pronum var. longissimum Lemmermann
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: near Plon: Vierer See; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very long (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 October 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 September 2024