Entonema tenuissimum Reinsch 1890
Publication Details
Entonema tenuissimum Reinsch 1890: 413, pl. XV: fig. 11
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1890). Zur Meeresalgenflora von Süd-Georgien. In: Die internationale Polarforschung 1882-1883: Geschichtlicher Theil und in einem Anhange mehrere einzelne Abhandlungen physikalischen und sonstigen Inhalts. Band II. Beschreibende Naturwissenschaften. (Neumayer, G. von Eds), pp. 366-449. Berlin: Verlag von A. Asher.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Entonema is Entonema penetrans Reinsch.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Weymouth. Angl." [Weymouth, Dorset, England] "Mare mediterr." [Mediterranean Sea]; (Reinsch 1875: 4)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very fine (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 November 2023
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Taxonomic note
Papenfuss (1964: 11) remarks that this entity may be a member of the Chlorophyceae. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025