Penium fusiforme F.Gay 1886
Publication Details
Penium fusiforme F.Gay 1886: 338
Published in: Gay, F. (1884). Essai d'une monographie locale des Conjugées. Montpellier Revue des Sciences Naturelles, série III 3(1): 187-228; 285-335.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Penium is Penium margaritaceum Brébisson ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closterium navicula (Brébisson) Lütkemüller.
Source of Synonymy
Kouwets, F.A.C. (1999). A check-list of desmids (Chlorophyta, Zygnemaphyceae) of France. Patrimoines Natureles 41: 1-148.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), fusiform; swollen at the middle and tapering to each end like a spindle; narrowly ellipsoid (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 March 2009 by David John.
Last updated: 01 July 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 July 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 December 2024
