Micrasterias tropica var. elegans West & G.S.West 1897
Publication Details
Micrasterias tropica var. elegans West & G.S.West 1897: 86. pl. 366: fig. 2
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1897). Welwitsch's African freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 35: 1-7, 33-42, 77-89, 113-122, 172-183, 235-243, 264-272, 297-304, pls 365-369.
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 elegans (W.West & G.S.West) Coesel & Van Geest.
Type Information
Type locality: Angola: Pungo Andogo: "In stagnis prope Anbilla (Condo)"; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Welwitsch 177; Mar. 1857; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 December 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024