Coelastrum sphaericum Nägeli 1849
Current name:
Coelastrum sphaericum Nägeli
Colony at different focus points. Long Moss Tarn, Cumbria, UK. - 28 October 2010. C.F.Carter(chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk,com)
Publication Details
Coelastrum sphaericum Nägeli 1849: 98, pl. V [5]:C: fig. 1
Published in: Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.
Publication date: before July 1849
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Coelastrum.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Zürich; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 November 2024