Gonium glaucum Ehrenberg 1838
Publication Details
Gonium glaucum Ehrenberg 1838: 58, pl. III: fig. V
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1838). Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. Ein Blick in das tiefere organische Leben der Natur. pp. i-xviii, [1-4], 1-[548], 64 pls. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.
Request PDFPublication date: Jul-Aug 1838 (p. xviii: Jul 1838)
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gonium is Gonium pectorale O.F.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Merismopedia glauca (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Type Information
Type locality: Wismar, Rostock District, Germany; (Silva & al. 1996: 28)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), covered with a greyish bloom; blue-grey.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 February 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 27 May 2014
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
