Cosmocladium pusillum L.Hilse 1866
Current name:
Heimansia pusilla (L.Hilse) Coesel
prox. Side views. Collected by Ingrid Jüttner, lochen near Beaghcanneen bridge, Connemara, Ireland. - 15 February 2013. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Cosmocladium pusillum L.Hilse 1866: 117
Published in: Hilse, L. (1866). Beiträge zur Algenkunde Schlesiens, und insbesondere Breslaus. Ber. Schles. Gesell. Vaterl. Cultur. 1864: 77-100.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cosmocladium is Cosmocladium pulchellum Brébisson.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Heimansia pusilla (L.Hilse) Coesel.
Source of Synonymy
Coesel, P.F.M. (1993). Taxonomic notes on Dutch desmids II. Cryptogamie, Algologie 14: 105-114.
Type Information
Type locality: Silesia: near Liegnitz; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
