Crucigeniella rectangularis (Nägeli) Komárek 1974
Current name:
Willea rectangularis (A.Braun) D.M.John, M.J.Wynne & P.M.Tsarenko
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; water garden, 1000x, DIC - 19 October 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Crucigeniella rectangularis (Nägeli) Komárek 1974: 37
Published in: Komárek, J. (1974). The morphology and taxonomy of crucigenoid algae (Scenedesmaceae, Chlorococcales). Archiv für Protistenkunde 116: 1-74.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Crucigeniella is Crucigeniella lunaris Lemmermann.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Willea rectangularis (A.Braun) D.M.John, M.J.Wynne & P.M.Tsarenko.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M., Wynne, M.J. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2014). Reinstatement of the genus Willea Schmidle 1900 for Crucigeniella Lemmermann 1900 nom. illeg. (Chlorellales, Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Phytotaxa 167(2): 212-214, no figs.
Basionym
Staurogenia rectangularis A.Braun
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), rectangular (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 July 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 November 2024