Tetraspora tenera Korshikov 1953

Publication Details
Tetraspora tenera Korshikov 1953: 113, fig. 54

Published in: Korshikov, A.A. (1953). Viznachnik prisnovodnihk vodorostey Ukrainsykoi RSR. Pidklas Protokokovi (Protococcineae). Bakuol'ni (Vacuolales) ta Protokokovi (Protococcales) [The Freshwater Algae of the Ukrainian SSR. Sub-Class Protococcineae. Vacuolales and Protococcales]. Vol. 5 pp. 439, 421 figures. Kyiv: Akademyy Nauk Ukrayins'koy RSR. [in Ukrainian]

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Publication date: 1953

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Tetraspora is Tetraspora gelatinosa (Vaucher) Desvaux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Paulschulzia tenera (Korshikov) J.W.G.Lund.

Source of Synonymy
Lund, J.W.G. (1961). The taxonomy and nomenclature of certain palmelloid planktonic green algae described previously. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 56: 459-465.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft, delicate (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 20 February 2009 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 January 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025

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