Brochidium parvulum Perty 1849
Current name:
Ophiocytium parvulum (Perty) A.Braun
Stacked BF images. Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK. - 06 September 2010. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Brochidium parvulum Perty 1849: 175
Published in: Perty, M. (1849). Über verticale Verbreitung mikroskopischer Lebensformen. Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern 1849(146-149): 17-45.
Request PDFPublication date: 15 February 1849
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Brochidium.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ophiocytium parvulum (Perty) A.Braun.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 10 February 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
