Closterium acerosum var. elongatum West, nom. illeg. 1889
Publication Details
Closterium acerosum var. elongatum West, nom. illeg. 1889: 17
Published in: West, W. (1889). List of desmids from Massachusetts, U.S.A. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society of London 5: 16-21, pls II, III.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), needle-shaped (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 January 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
