Closterium lunula var. giganteum (Nordstedt) A.J.Brook & D.J.Williamson, nom. illeg. 2010
Publication Details
Closterium lunula var. giganteum (Nordstedt) A.J.Brook & D.J.Williamson, nom. illeg. 2010: 267
Published in: Brook, A.J. & Williamson, D.B. (2010). A monograph on some British desmids. Order Zygnematales Suborder Zygonemoidiineae Family Zygnemataceae Subfamily Mesotaenioideae (Saccoderm desmids) and Suborder Closteriineae Family Peniaceae and Family Closteriaceae. Edited by J.H. Price & N.J. Evans. pp. [i-ii], iii-v [1-5], 6-364, 157 pls. London: The Ray Society.
Publication date: May 2010
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 lunula var. nordstedtii G.J.P.Ramos, C.E.M.Bicudo & C.W.N.Moura.
Basionym
Closterium turgidum subsp. giganteum Nordstedt
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of luna, moon (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 July 2010 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 February 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024