Herposteiron globosus Nordstedt 1878
Current name:
Chaetosphaeridium globosum (Nordstedt) Klebahn
On Spirogyra, Pitsford WAter, Northamptonshire, UK - 19 June 2017. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Herposteiron globosus Nordstedt 1878: 23, pl. II [2]: figs 22, 23 (as 'globosa')
Published in: Nordstedt, C.F.O. (1878 '1877'). Nonnullae algae aquae dulcis brasilienses. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar 1877(3): 15-28, 2 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Herposteiron is Herposteiron confervicola Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chaetosphaeridium globosum (Nordstedt) Klebahn.
Source of Synonymy
Klebahn, H. (1893). Zur Kritik einiger Algengattungen. Jahrbücher für wissenschaftliche Botanik 25: 278-321.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), round like a ball, globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 28 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 24 May 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
