Pleurenterium tumidum (Brébison) Wille 1890

Publication Details
Pleurenterium tumidum (Brébison) Wille 1890: 11

Published in: Wille, N. (1890). Desmidaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 1-16. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.

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Publication date: "Gedruckt im März 1890"

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Xanthidium tumidum (Ralfs) Stastny, Skaloud & Neustupa.

Source of Synonymy
Stastny, J., Skaloud, P., Langenbach, D., Nemjova, K. & Neustupa, J. (2013). Polyphasic evaluation of Xanthidium antilopaeum and Xanthidium cristatum (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) species complex. Journal of Phycology 49(2): 401-416.

Basionym
Staurastrum tumidum Brébisson ex Ralfs

Type Information
Type locality: Piltdown Common, Sussex (Jenner); Dolgelley & Penzance (Ralfs); Falaise (Brébisson); (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 08 July 2013 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 March 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025

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