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Micrasterias truncata (Corda) Brébisson ex Ralfs, 1848 
AphiaID: 621407

Classification: Biota > Plantae (Kingdom) > Viridaeplantae (Subkingdom) > Streptophyta (Infrakingdom) > Charophyta (Phylum) > Zygnematophyceae (Class) > Zygnematales (Order) > Desmidiaceae (Family) > Micrasterias (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Micrasterias C.Agardh ex Ralfs, 1848
Synonymised
taxa		  Cosmarium truncatum Corda, 1839 (synonym)
 Euastrum rota Ehrenberg, 1832 (synonym)
 Micrasterias rota (Ehrenberg) G.G.A.Meneghini, 1840 (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Forma Micrasterias truncata f. punctata West, 1892
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. australica Playfair
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. bahusiensis Wittrock, 1869
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. crenata (Ralfs) Gronblad
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. crenata Y.V.Roll
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. laticipiformis Playfair
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. quadrata C.O.Bulnhein, 1859
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. semiradiata (Kützing) Wolle, 1884
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. truncata
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. upsaliensis (Cleve) Playfair

Forma Micrasterias truncata f. neodamensis (Braun) J.Dick accepted as Micrasterias truncata Ralfs, 1848
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. decemdentata (Nägeli) Playfair accepted as Micrasterias decemdentata (Nägeli) W.Archer, 1861
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. excavata Nordstedt accepted as Micrasterias excavata (Nordstedt) C.E.M.Bicudo & L.Sormus, 1982
Variety Micrasterias truncata var. neodamensis (Braun) Willi Krieger, 1939 accepted as Micrasterias truncata Ralfs, 1848
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Links Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:621407
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
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2012-09-03 10:56:51Z  created  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Micrasterias truncata (Corda) Brébisson ex Ralfs, 1848. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=621407 on 2013-05-23
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