Closteriopsis longissima var. acicularis (Chodat) G.M.Smith 1926
Current name:
Closteriopsis acicularis (Chodat) J.H.Belcher & Swale
Prox Collected by Jo Wilbraham, Thursley Common, Kent, UK - 15 November 2017. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Closteriopsis longissima var. acicularis (Chodat) G.M.Smith 1926: 182, pl. 13: figs. 10-11
Published in: Smith, G.M. (1926). The plankton algae of the Okoboji Region. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 45(3): 156-233, 1 figure, 1 table, 20 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: July 1926
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Closteriopsis is Closteriopsis longissima (Lemmermann) Lemmermann.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closteriopsis acicularis (Chodat) J.H.Belcher & Swale.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2002). Order Chlorococcales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 327-409. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Rhaphidium pyrenogerum var. aciculare Chodat
Type Information
Type locality: Parc de l'Ariana pres de Geneve; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very long (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 August 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
