Arthrodesmus bifidus Brébisson 1856
Current name:
Xanthidium bifidum (Brébisson) Deflandre
Small boggy pond near Harrison, BC (Canada) - 20 June 2019. R. Matthews
Publication Details
Arthrodesmus bifidus Brébisson 1856: 135, pl. I [1]: fig. 19
Published in: Brébisson, [L.] A. de (1856). Liste des Desmidiées, observées en Basse-Normandie. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 4: 113-166, pls I, II.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Arthrodesmus is Arthrodesmus convergens Ehrenberg ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Xanthidium bifidum (Brébisson) Deflandre.
Source of Synonymy
Deflandre, G. (1929). Notes sure l'Arthrodesmus impar (Jacobsen) Grönbl. et ses veriations, suivies de remarques sur la delimitation des genres Arthrodesmus et Xanthidium. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 76: 130-139, 18 figs.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 March 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024