Xanthidium furcatum Ehrenberg 1834
Publication Details
Xanthidium furcatum Ehrenberg 1834: 318
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1834). Dritter Beitrag zur Erkenntniss grosser Organisation in der Richtung des kleinsten Raumes. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1833: 145-336, pls I-XIII.
Request PDFPublication date: Effective date: Mai 1834
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Xanthidium is Xanthidium aculeatum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spiniferites ramosus (Ehrenberg) Mantell.
Source of Synonymy
Mantell, G.A. (1854). The medals of creation or, first lessons in geology, and the study of organic remains. Vol. I. Containing fossil vegetables, zoophytes, echinoderms, and molluscs. Second edition, entirely rewritten. pp. [1]–446, 136 lign.. London: Henry G. Bohn.
Type Information
Type locality: bei Berlin; (INA 1996) Lectotype: Notes: Lectotype (vide Deflandre 1937: 61) (ING).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), forked, furcate (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 April 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 26 August 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
