Gonatozygon minutum West 1890
Current name:
Gonatozygon brebissonii var. minutum (West) West & G.S.West
Empty cell showing apices and pores. Collected by Ingrid Jüttner, lochen near Beaghcanneen bridge, Connemara, Ireland. - 15 February 2013. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Gonatozygon minutum West 1890: 282, pl. 5: fig. 1
Published in: West, W. (1890). Contribution to the freshwater algae of North Wales. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 6: 277-306.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gonatozygon is Gonatozygon monotaenium De Bary.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gonatozygon brebissonii var. minutum (West) West & G.S.West.
Source of Synonymy
Brook, A.J. & Johnson, L.R. (2002). Order Zygnematales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 479-593. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Information
Type locality: Capel Curig, North Wales; (West 1890: 282)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
