Penium phymatosporum Nordstedt 1876
Current name:
Actinotaenium phymatosporum (Nordstedt) Kouwets & Coesel
prox. Black Loch, South Ayrshire, Scotland. - 15 April 2009. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Penium phymatosporum Nordstedt 1876: 26, pl. XII [12]: fig. 1
Published in: Nordstedt, C.F.O. & Wittrock, V. (1876). Desmidieae et Oedogonieae ab O. Nordstedt in Italia et Tyrolia collectae, quas determinaverunt. Öfversigt Kongl. [Svenska] Vetenskaps-akademiens Förhandlingar 33(6): 25-56, pls. XI, XII.
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 Actinotaenium phymatosporum (Nordstedt) Kouwets & Coesel.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
