Micrasterias mucronata (R.V.Dixon) Rabenhorst 1868

Publication Details
Micrasterias mucronata (R.V.Dixon) Rabenhorst 1868: 187

Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.

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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 Micrasterias oscitans var. mucronata (R.V.Dixon) Wille.

Basionym
Tetrachastrum mucronatum R.V.Dixon

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending in a short, sharp point.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 January 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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