Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii var. crassum (Wittrock) Nordstedt 1873

Publication Details
Pleurotaenium ehrenbergii var. crassum (Wittrock) Nordstedt 1873: 47 (as 'ß crassum')

Published in: Nordstedt, C.F.O. (1873). Bidrag till kännedomen om sydligare Norges Desmidiéer. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift 9(Afh. II, 10): 1-51, 1 pl [24 figs].

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurotaenium is Pleurotaenium trabecula Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurotaenium trabecula var. crassum Wittrock.

Basionym
Pleurotaenium trabecula var. crassum Wittrock

Type Information
Type locality: Sweden: Gotland; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latin), named for a person with the surname Ehrenberg, for algae generally Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 02 September 2011 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 July 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024

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