Onychonema laeve var. latum West & G.S.West 1896
Publication Details
Onychonema laeve var. latum West & G.S.West 1896: 232, pl. 12: fig. 18
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1896). On some North America Desmidieae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, series 2, Botany 5: 229-274, pls 12-18.
Request PDFType 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 var. latum (West & G.S.West) Kurt Förster.
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 05 October 2024
