Selenastrum westii G.M.Smith 1920
Publication Details
Selenastrum westii G.M.Smith 1920: 133, pl. 31: figs 8-10
Published in: Smith, G.M. (1920). Phytoplankton of the Inland Lakes of Wisconsin. Part I: Myxophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Heterokonteae, and Chlorophyceae exclusive of the Desmidiaceae. Bulletin of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 57: 1-243.
Request PDFType 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 Messastrum gracile var. westii (G.M.Smith) L.Täuscher.
Source of Synonymy
Täuscher, L. (2019). Checklisten und Gefährdungsgrade der Algen des Landes Brandenburg IV.Checklisten und Gefährdungsgrade der Chlorophyta(Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae, Prasinophyceae). Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins von Berlin und Brandenburg 151: 109-147, 1 table.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 February 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
