Characium ancora (G.M.Smith) Fott 1942
Current name:
Ankyra ancora (G.M.Smith) Fott
Plankton sample from Heart Lake, Fidalgo Island, Washington (USA), 400x phase contrast. - 24 August 2006.
Publication Details
Characium ancora (G.M.Smith) Fott 1942: 158
Published in: Fott, B. (1942). Die planktonischen Characium-Arten. Studia Botanica Cechoslovaca 5: 156-166.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Characium is Characium sieboldii A.Braun.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ankyra ancora (G.M.Smith) Fott.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2002). Order Chlorococcales. 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. 327-409. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Schroederia setigera var. ancora G.M.Smith
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 June 2023
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 November 2024
