Penium minutum var. productum Fritsch 1921
Publication Details
Penium minutum var. productum Fritsch 1921: 21, fig. 6 D
Published in: Fritsch, F.E. (1918). Contributions to our knowledge of the freshwater algae of Africa. (2) A first report on the freshwater algae mostly from the Cape Peninsula in the herbarium of the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum 9: 483-611, 43 figs.
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 Haplotaenium minutum var. productum (Fritsch) Levanets & Janse van Vuuren.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 June 2018 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
