Pleurotaenium minutum (Ralfs) Hilse 1866

Publication Details
Pleurotaenium minutum (Ralfs) Hilse 1866: 120

Published in: Hilse, L. (1866). Beiträge zur Algenkunde Schlesiens, und insbesondere Breslaus. Ber. Schles. Gesell. Vaterl. Cultur. 1864: 77-100.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurotaenium is Pleurotaenium trabecula Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Haplotaenium minutum (Ralfs) Bando.

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.

Basionym
Docidium minutum Ralfs

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024

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