Selenastrum obesum West 1892

Kirchneriella obesa (West) West & G.S.West

Current name: Kirchneriella obesa (West) West & G.S.West
Roselyn, Washington, USA; golf course, 400x, DIC - 27 May 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Selenastrum obesum West 1892: 734, pl. X [10]: figs 50-52

Published in: West, W. (1892). Algae of the English Lake District. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, London 1892: 713-748, pls IX, X [= 64 figs].

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Selenastrum is Selenastrum bibraianum Reinsch.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kirchneriella obesa (West) West & G.S.West.

Type Information
Type locality: Lake District: Bowness; (Index Nominum Algarum)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 November 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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