Cosmarium curtum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848
Current name:
Actinotaenium curtum (Brébisson ex Ralfs) Teiling ex Růžička & Pouzar
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; ditch, 1000x, DIC - 23 January 2010. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Cosmarium curtum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848: 109, pl. XXXIII [33]: fig. 9
Published in: Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae The drawings by Edward Jenner, A.L.S. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, 35 pls. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, King William Street, Strand.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 Jan 1848
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinotaenium curtum (Brébisson ex Ralfs) Teiling ex Růžička & Pouzar.
Source of Synonymy
Teiling, E. (1954). Actinotaenium, genus desmidiacearum resuscitatum. Botanisk Notiser 4: 376-426.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 01 August 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 23 November 2024
