Raphidocelis contorta (Schmidle) Marvan, Komárek & Comas 1984
Current name:
Raphidocelis danubiana (Hindák) Marvan, Komárek & Comas
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 1000x, DIC - 08 October 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Raphidocelis contorta (Schmidle) Marvan, Komárek & Comas 1984: 368, fig. 12
Published in: Marvan, P., Komárek, J. & Comas, A. (1984). Weighting and scaling of features in numerical evaluation of coccal green algae (genera of Selenastraceae). Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 67 (Algological Studies 37) : 363-399, 13 fig., 5 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Raphidocelis is Raphidocelis sigmoidea Hindák.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Raphidocelis danubiana (Hindák) Marvan, Komárek & Comas.
Basionym
Kirchneriella obesa var. contorta Schmidle
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Hessen: Virnheim; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 February 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024