Mesocarpus parvulus (Hassall) Hassall 1845
Current name:
Mougeotia parvula Hassall
Zygospores within short conjugation tube. Malham Tarn, Yorkshire, UK. - 17 April 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Mesocarpus parvulus (Hassall) Hassall 1845: 169
Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1845). A history of the British freshwater algae, including descriptions of the Desmideae and Diatomaceae. With upwards of one hundred plates, illustrating the various species. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, [i]-462, [ i , err.]. London, Edinburgh, Paris & Leipzig: S. Highley, H. Baillière; Sunderland & Knox; J.B. Baillière; T.O. Weigel.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mougeotia parvula Hassall.
Basionym
Mougeotia parvula Hassall
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024