Periplegmatium Kützing, 1843
Holotype species: Periplegmatium ceramii Kützing
Description: This genus consists of uniseriate, partly coalescent filaments with 5-7 chloroplasts per cell. Nielsen (1979) has studied the type material and has convincingly shown that this is a brown alga. However, it is most likely a microthallus, but further identification is not possible due to lack of hairs and reproductive structures.
Information contributed by: P. M. Pedersen. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2009-09-12 by Stephen Cusack.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.
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Stephen Cusack in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
