Selenastrum acuminatum Lagerheim 1882

Publication Details
Selenastrum acuminatum Lagerheim 1882: 71, pl. III: figs 27-30

Published in: Lagerheim, G. (1882). Bidrag till kännedomen om stockholmstraktens Pediastreer, Protococcaceer och Palmellaceer. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar Arg. 39(2): 47-81, 2 pls.

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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 Tetradesmus lagerheimii M.J.Wynne & Guiry.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. & Guiry, M.D. (2016). Tetradesmus lagerheimii M.J.Wynne & Guiry, nomen novum, a replacement name for Tetradesmus acuminatus (Lagerheim) M.J.Wynne, nom. illeg. (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyta). Notulae Algarum 12: 1 page only.

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 September 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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