Characium michailovskoënse Elenkin 1924

Current name: Korshikoviella michailovskoensis (Elenkin) P.C.Silva
Heart Lake, Washington, USA; 400x, DIC - 13 July 2018. Robin Matthews

Publication Details
Characium michailovskoënse Elenkin 1924: 34

Published in: Elenkin, A.A. (1924). De speciebus et formis novis e gen Characium A. Braun et Characiopsis Borzi cum Crustaceis symbioticis. Notulae Systematicae ex Instituto Cryptogamico Horti Botanici Petropolitani 3: 33-36.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Characium is Characium sieboldii A.Braun.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Korshikoviella michailovskoensis (Elenkin) P.C.Silva.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1959). Remarks on algal nomenclature. II. Taxon 8: 60-64.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 16 November 2018

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Nomenclatural note
There are two papers intorducing this name in vol. 3(2) and vol. 3(3) of Notulae Systematicae ex Instituto Cryptogamico Horti Botanici Petropolitani . The second is usually cited but the first is probably a valid introduction of the name in Russian [from INA]. - (17 September 2017) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025