Gonium glaucum Ehrenberg 1838
Publication Details
Gonium glaucum Ehrenberg 1838: 58, pl. III: fig. V
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1838). Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. Ein Blick in das tiefere organische Leben der Natur. pp. i-xviii, [1-4], 1-[548], 64 pls. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.
Request PDFPublication date: Jul-Aug 1838 (p. xviii: Jul 1838)
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gonium is Gonium pectorale O.F.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Merismopedia glauca (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
Type Information
Type locality: Wismar, Rostock District, Germany; (Silva & al. 1996: 28)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), covered with a greyish bloom; blue-grey.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 February 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 27 May 2014
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
