Closterium obtusum Brébisson 1856
Current name:
Roya obtusa (Brébisson) West & G.S.West
Prox. Collected by P. Williamson, Nr Moylr, NW Sutherland, Scotland. - 09 August 2018. C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Closterium obtusum Brébisson 1856: 154, pl. II [2]: fig. 4
Published in: Brébisson, [L.] A. de (1856). Liste des Desmidiées, observées en Basse-Normandie. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 4: 113-166, pls I, II.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Roya obtusa (Brébisson) West & G.S.West.
Source of Synonymy
Brook, A.J. & Johnson, L.R. (2002). Order Zygnematales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 479-593. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 01 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
