Cosmarium porteanum W.Archer 1860
Current name:
Cosmarium porteanum W.Archer
Above Breidavik, NW Iceland. - 02 July 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Cosmarium porteanum W.Archer 1860: 49, pl. I [1]: figs 8, 9 (as 'Portianum')
Published in: Archer, W. (1860). Description of a new species of Cosmarium, and of a new species of Xanthidium. Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Dublin 3: 49-52, plate 1.
Request PDFPublication date: 1860
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Eponomy
Named for "George Porte, Esq." of Dublin.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 July 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
