Petalonema alatum (Bornet & Flahault) Wolle 1887

Publication Details
Petalonema alatum (Bornet & Flahault) Wolle 1887: 267

Published in: Wolle, F. (1887). Fresh-Water Algæ of the United States; (exclusive of the Diatomaceæ) complemental to Desmids of the United States. Vol. 1-2 pp. 364, 157 plates. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Comenius Press.

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Publication date: 1887

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Petalonema.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Scytonema alatum Borzì ex Bornet & Flahault

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), winged (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 27 August 2004 by Robert Wilkes.

Last updated: 10 March 2025

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Nomenclatural note
Petalonema alatum Berkeley ex Correns 1889: 321, pl. XV: figa 4-21 (INA). [see INA for more information]. - (05 June 2015) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Typically grows on on dripping limestone rocks in temperate regions but has been observed also in calcareous lakes in North East Europe (Mares et al. 2015, citing various authors). - (05 June 2015) - G.M. Guiry

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025

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