Xanthidium spinulosum A.W.Bennett 1886
Publication Details
Xanthidium spinulosum A.W.Bennett 1886: 10, pl. 2: fig. 17
Published in: Bennett, A.W. (1886). Fresh-water Algæ (including Chlorophyllaceous Protophyta) of the English Lake District; with descriptions of twelve new species. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, series 2 6(1): 1-15, plates 1-2.
Request PDFPublication date: 1886
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Xanthidium is Xanthidium aculeatum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Xanthidium antilopaeum Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kouwets, F.A.C. (1999). A check-list of desmids (Chlorophyta, Zygnemaphyceae) of France. Patrimoines Natureles 41: 1-148.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spinulose (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 June 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024
