Rhaphidium polymorphum var. tumidum West & G.S.West 1897
Publication Details
Rhaphidium polymorphum var. tumidum West & G.S.West 1897: 501, pl. 7: fig. 8
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1897). A contribution to the freshwater algae of the south of England. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, London 1897: 467-511.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhaphidium is Rhaphidium fasciculatum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closteriopsis acicularis (Chodat) J.H.Belcher & Swale.
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.
Type Information
type locality: Surrey: Puttenham Common; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 May 2011 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 August 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
