Xanthidium japonicum M.Hirano 1949
Publication Details
Xanthidium japonicum M.Hirano 1949: 1, fig. 3
Published in: Hirano, M. (1949). Some new or noteworthy desmids from Japan. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanicanica 14: 1-4, 11 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Xanthidium is Xanthidium aculeatum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Octacanthium japonicum (M.Hirano) Compère.
Type Information
Type locality: "Shinohara-pond, prov. Ohmi." [Japan]; (Hirano 1949: 2)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 November 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
