Penium oblongum De Bary 1858
Current name:
Netrium oblongum (De Bary) Lütkemüller
Collected by Julie Smith, Monadliath mountains, central Scotland. In a bog pool at 700m. - 03 November 2014. C.F. Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Penium oblongum De Bary 1858: 73, pl. VIIG [7G]: figs 1, 2
Published in: De Bary, A. (1858). Untersuchungen über die Familie der Conjugaten (Zygnemeen und Desmidieen) Ein Beitrag zur physiologischen und beschreibenden Botanik. pp. [i]-vi, 1-91. Leipzig: A. Förstnersche Buchhandlung (Arthur Felix).
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 Netrium oblongum (De Bary) Lütkemüller.
Source of Synonymy
Lütkemüller, J. (1902). Die Zellmembran der Desmidaceen. Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen, Breslàu 8: 347-414.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oblong (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 29 April 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 December 2024
