Penium spinospermum Joshua 1883
Publication Details
Penium spinospermum Joshua 1883: 35, fig. 10
Published in: Joshua, W. (1883). Notes on British Desmidieae. II. 2. Journal of Botany 22: 289-298.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Penium is Penium margaritaceum Brébisson ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinotaenium spinospermum (Joshua) Kouwets & Coesel.
Source of Synonymy
Kouwets, F.A.C. & Coesel, P.F.M. (1984). Taxonomic revision of the Conjugatophycean family Peniaceae on the basis of cell wall ultrastructure. Journal of Phycology 20(4): 555-562, 23 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "Derrystrasna [sic] Bog, Co. Armagh, Ireland. Rev. H. W. Lett." [Derrytrasna Bog, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland]; (Joshua 1885: 35)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
