Himantidium exiguum Brébisson ex Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Himantidium exiguum Brébisson ex Kützing 1849: 8 (as 'Brébisson in litt.')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Himantidium is Himantidium arcus (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eunotia exigua (Brébisson ex Kützing) Rabenhorst.
Type Information
Type locality: "In Gallia, Specimina comm. De Brébisson. (v. s.)" [Falaise, Normandy, France]; (Kützing 1849: 8) Lectotype (designated by Van de Vijver & Lange-Bertalot 2022: 1): A. de Brébisson; BR; Slide No. BR-4706 (Van de Vijver & Lange-Bertalot 2022: 1)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), small, short, poor, scanty (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 July 2024