Ursinella pygmaea (W.Archer) Kuntze 1891
Current name:
Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer
In Sphagnum pool, College Valley Northumberland UK. - 26 October 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Ursinella pygmaea (W.Archer) Kuntze 1891: 925
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ursinella is Ursinella margaritifera Turpin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer.
Basionym
Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer
Type Information
Type locality: Featherbed Bog and elsewhere in pools in the Dublin Mountains; (Archer 1864: 174)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 February 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024
