Micrasterias arcuata f. gracilis Kurt Förster & F.Eckert 1964
Publication Details
Micrasterias arcuata f. gracilis Kurt Förster & F.Eckert 1964: 376; pl. 13, fig. 3,4; pl. 44, fig. 4
Published in: Förster, K. (1964). Desmidiaceen aus Brasilien. 2 Teil: Bahia, Goyaz, Piauhy und Nord-Brasilien. Hydrobiologia 23: 321-505, 51 pls.
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 arcuata var. subparallela Kurt Förster.
Type Information
Brazil: Porta Azul: Rio das Femmeas;
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), curved, like a bow (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2016
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024