Micrasterias zeylanica var. wallichiana (W.B.Turner) Willi Krieger 1939
Publication Details
Micrasterias zeylanica var. wallichiana (W.B.Turner) Willi Krieger 1939: 38
Published in: Krieger, W. (1939). Die Desmidiaceen Europas mit Berucksichtigung der aussereuropaischen Arten Pt. 13 Teil 2 of Dr. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz. pp. 1-117, pls 97-142. Leipzig: Ed. Akad. Verlagsgesellschaft.
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 incisa var. wallichiana (W.B.Turner) Brühl & Biswas.
Basionym
Micrasterias incisa f. wallichiana W.B.Turner
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latinised), living in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka; from "zeylan" the Dutch pronunciation of Ceylon.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 December 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 May 2024