Characium minutum A.Braun ex Kützing 1849

Publication Details
Characium minutum A.Braun ex Kützing 1849: 892

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 23-24 July 1849

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Characium is Characium sieboldii A.Braun.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Characiopsis minuta (A.Braun) Borzì.

Source of Synonymy
Borzì, A. (1895). Studi algologici: saggio di richerche sulla biologia delle alghe. Fasc. II. pp. [121]-378, plates 10-31. Palermo: Alberto Reber Libreria Carlo Clausen.

Type Information
In Oedogonio fonticola (v.s.) [in Oedogonium fonticola A.Braun ex Hirn]; Neotype (Lectotype?): the single cell illustrated as no. 6 in Tab V, F n Braun (1855): Epitype: strain ACOI 2423 (cryopreseved), deposited at ACOI (epitype) (Amaral et al. 2020: 200, fig. 1) Notes: in Oedogonio fonticola (INA).

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: 08 September 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Chariopsis minutum Braun in Kützing (1849) (Amaral et al., 2020). A. Braun ex Kützing 1849 (INA). - (20 July 2021) - G.M. Guiry

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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025

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