Micrasterias simplex var. macrocephala Willi Krieger 1950
Publication Details
Micrasterias simplex var. macrocephala Willi Krieger 1950: 39; fig. 15
Published in: Krieger, W. (1950). Desmidiaceen aus der montanen Region Südost-Brasiliens. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 63(2): 36-43, fig. 1-35.
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 simplex Børgesen.
Type Information
S.E.Brazil: Serra dos Orgaos;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), simple, undivided, unbranched, of one piece or series, not consisting of several distinct parts (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 July 2015
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024