Genicularia spirotaenia (De Bary) De Bary 1858
Publication Details
Genicularia spirotaenia (De Bary) De Bary 1858: 77, pl. 4: figs 1-22
Published in: De Bary, A. (1858). Untersuchungen über die Familie der Conjugaten (Zygnemeen und Desmidieen) Ein Beitrag zur physiologischen und beschreibenden Botanik. pp. [i]-vi, 1-91. Leipzig: A. Förstnersche Buchhandlung (Arthur Felix).
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Genicularia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Genicularina spirotaenia (De Bary) Molinari & Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2021). Nomenclatural notes on algae. III. Further replacement names for various algal taxa. Notulae Algarum 179: 1-7.
Basionym
Gonatozygon spirotaenium De Bary
Type Information
Type locality: Torsümpfen bel Walldorf in der Gegend von Darmstadt; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 March 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2024
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Distributional note
"This is one of the rarest desmids and has been found in Britain only from a pool near the Lizard, Cornwall." (Brook & Williamson 2010: 135). - (28 June 2010) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025
