Closterium acus (O.F.Müller) Nitzsch, nom. inval. 1816
Current name:
Lepocinclis acus (O.F.Müller) B.Marin & Melkonian
Poland, Izdebno Kościelne village, field pond; 5 May 2017 Bożena Zakryś ( b.b.zakrys@uw.edu.pl )
Publication Details
Closterium acus (O.F.Müller) Nitzsch, nom. inval. 1816: 67
Published in: Nitzsch (1816). Beitrag zur Infusorien-Kunde oder Naturbeschreibung der Zerkarien und Bazillarien. Neu Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle, Dritter Band, Heft I : 1-128.
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 Lepocinclis acus (O.F.Müller) B.Marin & Melkonian.
Basionym
Vibrio acus O.F.Müller
Type Information
Type locality: Denmark: Copenhagen; (INA 1996) Lectotype: individual marked as "b" in Ehrenberg's unpublished drawing no. 546 (Ecdraw546) in Ehrenberg Coll. (Inst. Paläontol., Mus. Naturkunde, Humboldt Univ., Berlin): (Chaber & al. 2022: 111)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a needle.
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 02 October 2024