Aptogonum baileyi Ralfs 1848
Current name:
Desmidium baileyi (Ralfs) Nordstedt
Small boggy pond near Harrison, BC (Canada) - 19 July 2019. R. Matthews
Publication Details
Aptogonum baileyi Ralfs 1848: 208, pl. XXXV [35]: fig. 1
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.
Publication date: 1 Jan 1848
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Aptogonum is Aptogonum desmidium Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmidium baileyi (Ralfs) Nordstedt.
Source of Synonymy
Nordstedt, C.F.O. (1880). De algis et Characeis 1. De algis nonullis, praecipue Desmidieis, inter Utricularias Musei Lugduno-Batavi. Acta Universitatis lundensis 16(1878-1880): 1-14, 1 pl.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 April 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
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 28 November 2024