Coelastrum costatum Korshikov 1953

Publication Details
Coelastrum costatum Korshikov 1953: 352, fig. 329

Published in: Korshikov, A.A. (1953). Viznachnik prisnovodnihk vodorostey Ukrainsykoi RSR. Pidklas Protokokovi (Protococcineae). Bakuol'ni (Vacuolales) ta Protokokovi (Protococcales) [The Freshwater Algae of the Ukrainian SSR. Sub-Class Protococcineae. Vacuolales and Protococcales]. Vol. 5 pp. 439, 421 figures. Kyiv: Akademyy Nauk Ukrayins'koy RSR. [in Ukrainian]

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Publication date: 1953

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Coelastrum is Coelastrum sphaericum Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coelastropsis costata (Korshikov) Fott & Kalina.

Source of Synonymy
Fott, B. & Kalina, T. (1979). Coelastropsis, a new chlorococcal genus. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement Volumes 56 (Algological Studies 24): 287-302, 19 figs, 3 tables.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ribbed, having one or more primary veins or ridges (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 January 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025

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