Closterium crenulatum Ehrenberg, nom. inval. 1843
Current name:
Pleurotaenium crenulatum (Ehrenberg ex Ralfs) Rabenhorst
Apical views at different focus points. Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK. - 06 May 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Closterium crenulatum Ehrenberg, nom. inval. 1843: 411, pl. IV: fig. I 29
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd- und Nord-Amerika. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 291-445 + [1, Berichtigungen], + 4 pls.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurotaenium crenulatum (Ehrenberg ex Ralfs) Rabenhorst.
Source of Synonymy
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.
Basionym
Docidium crenulatum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crenulate, having small rounded teeth (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 September 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024