Closterium kuetzingii var. onychosporum West & G.S.West 1905
Publication Details
Closterium kuetzingii var. onychosporum West & G.S.West 1905: 499, pl. VI: fig. 22
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1905). Further contribution to freshwater plankton of the Scottish lochs. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 41: 477-518.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closterium kuetzingii Brébisson.
Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), Named for Friedrich Traugott Kützing (1807-1893), German Phycologist
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 February 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024