Xanthidium pilosum Ehrenberg 1854
Publication Details
Xanthidium pilosum Ehrenberg 1854: 21, pl. XXXVII: VIII: fig. 4
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1854). Mikrogeologie. Das Erden und Felsen schaffende Wirken des unsichtbar kleinen selbstständigen Lebens auf der Erde. pp. 1-374. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.
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 Batiacasphaera pilosa (Ehrenberg) Dörhöfer & E.Davies.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft-hairy.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 December 2023
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Taxonomic note
See Comments at INA. - (28 September 2023) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025
