Cosmarium margaritatum f. subrotundatum West & G.S.West 1912

Publication Details
Cosmarium margaritatum f. subrotundatum West & G.S.West 1912: 19, pl. C [100]: fig. 1 (as 'subrotundata')

Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1912). A monograph of the British Desmidiaceae. IV. pp. [i]-xiv, [1]-194, pl. 96-128. London: The Ray Society.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium margaritatum var. subrotundatum (West & G.S.West) Petlovany.

Source of Synonymy
Petlovany, O.A. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2015 '2014'). Desmidiales. In: Algae of Ukraine: diversity, nomenclature, taxonomy, ecology and geography. Volume 4: Charophyta. (Tsarenko, P.M., Wasser, S.P. & Nevo, E. Eds), pp. 61-448. Ruggell: Koeltz Scientific Books.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 31 January 2007 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 September 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025

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