Docidium hirsutum Bailey 1851

Publication Details
Docidium hirsutum Bailey 1851: 36, pl. 1: fig 8

Published in: Bailey, J.W. (1851). Microscopical observations made in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 2(8): 1-48, 3 plates.

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Publication date: 1851

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Docidium is Docidium baculum Brébisson ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurotaenium trabecula var. hirsutum (Bailey) Willi Krieger.

Source of Synonymy
Krieger, W. (1937). Die Desmidiaceen Europas mit Berücksichtigung der aussereuropäischen Arten. Band 13. Abteilung 1, Lieferung 3 of Dr. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. pp. 376-536, pls. 37-72. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgeselschaft M.B.H..

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), hairy.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 16 May 2013 by Tom Smith.

Last updated: 01 August 2023

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