Closterium polymorphum Perty 1849

Penium polymorphum (Perty) Perty

Current name: Penium polymorphum (Perty) Perty
Black Loch, Ayrshire, Scotland. - 18 April 2009. C.F.Carter (Chris.Carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Closterium polymorphum Perty 1849: 28

Published in: Perty, M. (1849). Über verticale Verbreitung mikroskopischer Lebensformen. Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern 1849(146-149): 17-45.

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Publication date: 15 February 1849

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Penium polymorphum (Perty) Perty.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 July 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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