Geminella protogenita (Kützing) G.S.West 1916
Publication Details
Geminella protogenita (Kützing) G.S.West 1916: 283
Published in: West, G.S. (1916). Algae. Volume I. Myxophyceae, Peridinieae, Bacillarieae, Chlorophyceae together with a brief summary of the occurrence and distribution of freshwater Algae. Cambridge Botanical Handbooks. pp. i-viii, 1-475. Cambridge: At the University Press.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Geminella is Geminella interrupta Turpin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloeotila protogenita Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. (2002). Orders Chaetophorales, Klebshormidiales, Microsporales, Ulotrichales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 433-468. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Gloeotila protogenita Kützing
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 27 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
