Micrasterias multifida Wolle 1876
Publication Details
Micrasterias multifida Wolle 1876: 122
Published in: Wolle, F. (1876). Freshwater algae I. (Collected during the past 3 years mostly within a circuit of about twenty miles around Bethlehem, Pa.). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 6: 121-123.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Micrasterias is Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cleft into many parts (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2023
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024