Closterium spetsbergense Borge 1911
Publication Details
Closterium spetsbergense Borge 1911: 8, fig. 5
Published in: Borge, O. (1911). Die Susswasseralgenflora Spitzbergens. Skrifter utgit av Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania. I. Matematisk-naturvidenskabelig klasse. 1911(11): 1-39, 1 pl.
Request PDFType 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 pseudolunula var. spetsbergense (Borge) Petlovany.
Source of Synonymy
Petlovany, O.A. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2015 '2014'). Desmidiales. In: Algae of Ukraine: diversity, nomenclature, taxonomy, ecology and geography. Volume 4: Charophyta. (Tsarenko, P.M., Wasser, S.P. & Nevo, E. Eds), pp. 61-448. Ruggell: Koeltz Scientific Books.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 December 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 January 2025
