Micrasterias truncata var. semiradiata Wolle 1884

Publication Details
Micrasterias truncata var. semiradiata Wolle 1884: pl. XXXVIII [38]: fig. 7

Published in: Wolle, F. (1884). Desmids of the United States and list of American Pediastrums with eleven hundred illustrations on fifty-three colored plates. pp. [i]-xiv, 16-168, + 64 pls. Bethlehem, PA: Moravian Publication Office.

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Publication date: probably July 1884 [TL-2]

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.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), truncate, i.e., ending very abruptly as if cut straight across (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 May 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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