Micrasterias truncata var. carteri Willi Krieger 1939
Publication Details
Micrasterias truncata var. carteri Willi Krieger 1939: 28, pl. 103: fig. 1
Published in: Krieger, W. (1937). Die Desmidiaceen Europas mit Berücksichtigung der aussereuropäischen Arten. Band 13. Abteilung 1, Lieferung 3 of Dr. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. pp. 376-536, pls. 37-72. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgeselschaft M.B.H..
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 Gelidium latifolium var. globosum Woronichin.
Type Information
Canada: British Columbia;
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: 07 September 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024