Brochidium parvulum Perty 1849

Publication Details
Brochidium parvulum Perty 1849: 175

Published in: Perty, M. (1849). Über verticale Verbreitung mikroskopischer Lebensformen. Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern 1849(146-149): 17-45.

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Publication date: 15 February 1849

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Brochidium.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ophiocytium parvulum (Perty) A.Braun.

Source of Synonymy
Braun, A. (1855). Algarum unicellularium genera nova et minus cognita praemissis observationibus de algis unicellularibus in genere. pp. 114, 6 plates. Leipzig: W. Engelmann.

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

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 10 February 2007 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 January 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024

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