Klebsormidium acidophilum P.M.Novis 2006
Publication Details
Klebsormidium acidophilum P.M.Novis 2006: 295, figs 2-5
Published in: Novis, P.M. (2006). Taxonomy of Klebsormidium (Klebsormidiales, Charophyceae) in New Zealand streams and the significance of low-PH habitats. Phycologia 45: 293-301.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Klebsormidium is Klebsormidium flaccidum (Kützing) P.C.Silva, Mattox & W.H.Blackwell.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Sullivan's Mine, Nelson, New Zealand; (Novis 2006: 295) Holotype: Novis; 12 May 2005; (Novis 2006: 295) Notes: Holotype: Fig. 2. Material cultured from Sullivan's Mine, Nelson, New Zealand, NZMG 2409065E, 5938015N, CHR 546676A (preserved specimen). Culture maintained at Allan Herbarium (CHR).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Filaments 6-8 microns wide. Cells cylindrical, 8-15(-18) microns long. Chloroplast parietal, encircling 50% of the cell lumen, with a smooth margin. Pyrenoid single. Nucleus and nucleolus usually visible. Mucilage pads common. H-shaped wall structures and zoospores not observed. Filaments not easily fragmented in field material.
Created: 18 September 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 January 2025
