Micrasterias rotata Ralfs 1848
Current name:
Micrasterias rotata Ralfs
Teal Lake, Washington, USA; 200x, DIC - 16 February 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Micrasterias rotata Ralfs 1848: 71, pl. VIII [8]: fig. 1
Published in: Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae The drawings by Edward Jenner, A.L.S. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, 35 pls. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, King William Street, Strand.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 Jan 1848
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Micrasterias is Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Britain (various records); Germany (Ehrenberg); Falaise (Brébisson); Rhode Island (Bailey); (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), wheel-shaped.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 July 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 December 2024
