Cosmarium depressum var. planctonicum Reverdin 1919
Current name:
Cosmarium neodepressum var. planctonicum (Reverdin) G.J.P.Ramos & C.W.N.Moura
As Cosmarium abbreviatum var. planctonicum West. Face views and pairing. Lough Gouragh, Hags Glen, Co Kerry, Ireland. - 26 June 2013. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Cosmarium depressum var. planctonicum Reverdin 1919: 450, figs 94-104
Published in: Reverdin, L. (1919). Étude phytoplanctonique expérimentale et descriptive des eaux du Lac de Genève. Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat., Ser. 5 1: 302-345, 403-451.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium neodepressum var. planctonicum (Reverdin) G.J.P.Ramos & C.W.N.Moura.
Source of Synonymy
Ramos, G.J.P. & Moura, C.W. do N. (2020). Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on Brazilian desmids III: Cosmarium, Euastrum and Staurastrum (Desmidiaceae, Zygnematophyceae). Notulae Algarum 123: 1-4.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), depressed.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 July 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
