Palmella rupestris Lyngbye 1819

Publication Details
Palmella rupestris Lyngbye 1819: 207; pl. 69

Published in: Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. pp. [i]-xxxii, [1]-248, 70 pls. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Palmella is Palmella hyalina Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloeothece rupestris (Lyngbye) Bornet.

Source of Synonymy
Wittrock, V.B. & Nordstedt, C.F.O. (1880). Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae. Fasc. 7. pp. 301-350. Lund.

Type Information
Type locality: ad rupes declives aqua dulci...officinam ferrarium Naes Norvegiae [Norway]; (Lyngbye 1819: 207)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rocky, rock-dwelling (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 07 November 2002 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 19 November 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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