Sphaerozosma pygmaeum (W.Archer) Rabenhorst 1868

Publication Details
Sphaerozosma pygmaeum (W.Archer) Rabenhorst 1868: 150

Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphaerozosma is Sphaerozosma vertebratum Brébisson ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer.

Source of Synonymy
Cooke, M.C. (1880). Additional British desmids. Grevillea 9: 38-39.

Basionym
Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer

Type Information
Type locality: Featherbed Bog and elsewhere in pools in the Dublin Mountains; (Archer 1864: 174)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 18 May 2007 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 23 July 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024

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