Penium phymatosporum Nordstedt 1876

Publication Details
Penium phymatosporum Nordstedt 1876: 26, pl. XII [12]: fig. 1

Published in: Nordstedt, C.F.O. & Wittrock, V. (1876). Desmidieae et Oedogonieae ab O. Nordstedt in Italia et Tyrolia collectae, quas determinaverunt. Öfversigt Kongl. [Svenska] Vetenskaps-akademiens Förhandlingar 33(6): 25-56, pls. XI, XII.

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinotaenium phymatosporum (Nordstedt) Kouwets & Coesel.

Source of Synonymy
Kouwets, F.A.C. & Coesel, P.F.M. (1984). Taxonomic revision of the Conjugatophycean family Peniaceae on the basis of cell wall ultrastructure. Journal of Phycology 20(4): 555-562, 23 figs.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 December 2024

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