Arthrodesmus convergens Ehrenberg ex Ralfs 1848
Current name:
Staurodesmus convergens (Ehrenberg ex Ralfs) S.Lillieroth
Planktonic form showing chytrid attack. Collected by Claudia Ferguson-Smyth. Isle of Tiree, Scotland. - 19 September 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Arthrodesmus convergens Ehrenberg ex Ralfs 1848: 118, pl. XX [20]: fig. 3a
Published in: Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae The drawings by Edward Jenner, A.L.S. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, 35 pls. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, King William Street, Strand.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 Jan 1848
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Arthrodesmus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurodesmus convergens (Ehrenberg ex Ralfs) S.Lillieroth.
Source of Synonymy
Lillieroth, S. (1950). Über Folgen kulturbedingter Wasserstandsenkungen für Makrophyten- und Planktongemeinschaften in seichten Seen des südschwedischen Oligotrophiegebietes. Eins Studie mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der angewandten Limnologie. Acta Limnologica 3: 1-288.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
