Raphidiastrum cristatum (Nägeli) Palamar-Mordvintseva 1982
Publication Details
Raphidiastrum cristatum (Nägeli) Palamar-Mordvintseva 1982: 121, 583, pl. 24: fig. 8
Published in: Palamar-Mordvintseva, G.M. (1982). Opredelitel' presnovodnykh vodorosley SSSR. Zelenyye vodorosli. Klass Kon'yugaty. Poryadok Desmidiyevyye [Manual for identification of the freshwater algae of the USSR. Desmidiales]. Vol. 11(2) pp. 620, 163 figures. Leningrad: Nauka Leningradskoe Otdelenie. [in Russian]
Publication date: 1982
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Raphidiastrum is Raphidiastrum brasiliense (Nordstedt) Palamar-Mordvintseva.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurastrum cristatum (Nägeli) W.Archer.
Source of Synonymy
Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by
J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..
Basionym
Phycastrum cristatum Nägeli
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Zürich; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crested.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 June 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024