Ankistrodesmus tortilis West & G.S.West 1912
Publication Details
Ankistrodesmus tortilis West & G.S.West 1912: 431
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1912). On the periodicity of the phytoplankton of some British Lakes. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 40: 395-432, pl. 19: 4 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ankistrodesmus is Ankistrodesmus fusiformis Corda.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Monoraphidium tortile (West & G.S.West) Komárková-Legnerová.
Source of Synonymy
Komárková-Legnerová, J. (1969). The systematics and ontogenesis of the genera Ankistrodesmus Corda and Monoraphidium gen. nov. In: Studies in Phycology. (Fott, B. Eds), pp. 75-144. Prague: Academia Publishing House of the Czechosolvak Academy of Sciences.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), twisted, winding, spiral (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 July 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
