Raphidonema gracile Skuja 1969

Publication Details
Raphidonema gracile Skuja 1969: 54, pl. 2: fig. 48

Published in: Shacklette, H.T., Durrell, L.W., Erdman, J.A., Keith, J.R., Klein, W.M., Krog, H., Persson, H., Skuja, H. & Weber, W.A. (1969). Vegetation of Amchitka Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 648: 50-55, 25 figures, 1 table, 2 plates.

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Publication date: 1969

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Raphidonema is Raphidonema nivale Lagerheim.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "... tundra lake about 50 cm deep near Cyril Bay [Amchitka I., Aleutian Is., Alaska], with Isoetes sp. (66 chromosomes). Collected by H. T. Shacklette, July 28,1967."; (Shacklette & al. 1969: 54)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 03 December 2015 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 September 2024

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025

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