Onychonema laeve Nordstedt 1870
Publication Details
Onychonema laeve Nordstedt 1870: 206, pl. III [3]: fig. 34
Published in: Nordstedt, C.F.O. (1870). Symbolae ad floram Brasiliae centralis cognoscendam edit. Eug. Warming Particula quinta (Societati tradita die 21 Jan. 1870). 18 Fam Desmidiaceae. Videnskabelige meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk forening i Københaven 21(14-15): 195-234, pls II-IV.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Onychonema is Onychonema uncinatum Wallich.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphaerozosma laeve (Nordstedt) Thomasson.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024