Arthrodesmus crassus West & G.S.West 1903

Publication Details
Arthrodesmus crassus West & G.S.West 1903: 541, pl. 14: figs 8, 9

Published in: West, W. & West, G.S (1903). Scottish freshwater plankton. I. Journal of the Linnean Society of London Botany 35: 519-556.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Arthrodesmus is Arthrodesmus convergens Ehrenberg ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurodesmus controversus var. crassus (West & G.S.West) Coesel & Meesters.

Source of Synonymy
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, J. (2013). European flora of the desmid genera Staurastrum and Staurodesmus. pp. [1]-357, 5 text-figs, 120 pls. Zeist: KNNV Publishing.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 09 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 25 March 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

 
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