Arthrodesmus octocornis (NADED 268010)

authority: Ehrenberg ex Archer

Phycology Section: ecology and taxonomy of freshwater algae, particularly diatoms

This retired NADED should not be used. NADED 453002 should be used instead.

Algae Group: Green Algae

Division: Chlorophyta
  Class: Chlorophyceae
    Order: Desmidiales
      Family: Desmidiaceae
        Genus: Arthrodesmus

Species: octocornis

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This name was created in the database by Frank Acker

Short name: ARToctcn

IN 4 TAXONOMIC LISTS:

21 ANSP-2007
    Publication: Prescott 1982 - Prescott, G.W., C.E. de M. Bicudo and W.C. Vinyard. 19...  year=1982

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IN 2 CHANGE SYSTEMS AS SOURCE:

59 ANSP-2007 to ANSP-2011 Soft Algae (csat_id: 5341)
    from: Arthrodesmus octocornis (NADED 268010)
    to: Octacanthium octocorne (NADED 453002)

REMARK: Update to newer name per F. Acker (Taxonomic Update)

In correctional change system(s) as SOURCE: More...

NOT A TARGET IN ANY CHANGE SYSTEMS

FOUND IN 9 OFFICIAL COUNTS: ...see sites on a map

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site	number	count and subproject
ME-000093	1	MEDP0093 PP1 a 1 - Maine DEP Phytoplankton 2006
ME-000097	1	MEDP0097 PP1 a 1 - Maine DEP Phytoplankton 2006
ME-000111	1	MEDP0139 PR1 a 1 - Maine DEP Periphyton 2008
ME-000117	1	MEDP0145 PR1 a 1 - Maine DEP Periphyton 2008
ME-000211	1	MEDP0219 PP1 a 1 - Maine DEP 2009 Phytoplankton
ME-000211	1	MEDP0220 PP1 a 1 - Maine DEP 2009 Phytoplankton
ME-000226	present	MEDP0315 PP1 a 1 - Maine DEP Phytoplankton 2010
ME-000234	3	MEDP0323 PP1 a 1 - Maine DEP Phytoplankton 2010
ME-000587	1	MEDP1071 PR1 a 1 - Maine DEP III 2016 Epiphytes

2 BIOVOLUME MEASUREMENTS (in shape_algae_taxa), range 2055.4 - 3280.1

Calculated biovolume: 3280 μm3    added 10/9/2007 by acker
ANSPME0601PR MEDP0001 PR1 A West Branch Sheepscot River - Weeks Mills - 100ft upstrm of Dirigo Rd crossing, slide_id=306378, mol_id=97
Measurement #63887 (Ellipsoid), 2 dimensions:
   length=26.00000 μm
   diameter=16.00000 μm

Calculated biovolume: 2055 μm3    added 10/9/2007 by acker
ANSPME0601PR MEDP0001 PR1 A West Branch Sheepscot River - Weeks Mills - 100ft upstrm of Dirigo Rd crossing, slide_id=306378, mol_id=97
Measurement #63886 (Ovoid), 3 dimensions:
   length=22.00000 μm
   width=17.00000 μm
   depth=7.00000 μm

NO RECORDS IN UNKNOWN-SHAPES-BIOVOLUMES

Publication: Prescott 1982
year: 1982, publication_id: 208

Prescott, G.W., C.E. de M. Bicudo and W.C. Vinyard. 1982. A Synopsis of North American Desmids. Part II. Desmidiaceae: Placodermae Section 4. Univ. Nebraska Press, Lincoln. 700pp. + 154pl.

Metadata flags

Reporting_level_id=3
Published_species = yes
Descr_variety = no
Descr_form = no
Genus_sp_X_? = no
Unpublished_species = no
Cf_aff = no
Genus_sp_spp = no
AboveGenus_with_size_or_feature = no
AboveGenus = no
calacad_match_verified = no
publication_id_verified = yes
calacad_match_nonexistent = no

algae_taxa_id=11430, algae_genus_id=841
added by acker on 10/2/2007 11:05:00 AM
last modified by acker on 10/2/2007 11:05:00 AM

Page citation:

Phycology Section, Patrick Center for Environmental Research, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Arthrodesmus octocornis (NADED 268010). https://diatom.ansp.org/taxaservice/ShowTaxon1.ashx?naded_id=268010. Accessed 27 May 2023. This web service reports all information about a given algae taxon available at the time of retrieval.

from Taxaservice v12.2 code update 10/08/2021