Himantidium exiguum Brébisson ex Kützing 1849

Publication Details
Himantidium exiguum Brébisson ex Kützing 1849: 8 (as 'Brébisson in litt.')

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 (holotype) of the genus Himantidium is Himantidium arcus (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eunotia exigua (Brébisson ex Kützing) Rabenhorst.

Source of Synonymy
Rabenhorst, L. (1864). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio I. Algas diatomaceas complectens, cum figuris generum omnium xylographice impressis. pp. 1-359. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.

Type Information
Type locality: "In Gallia, Specimina comm. De Brébisson. (v. s.)" [Falaise, Normandy, France]; (Kützing 1849: 8) Lectotype (designated by Van de Vijver & Lange-Bertalot 2022: 1): A. de Brébisson; BR; Slide No. BR-4706 (Van de Vijver & Lange-Bertalot 2022: 1)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), small, short, poor, scanty (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 August 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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