Nitella penicillata var. minutula A.Braun & Nordstedt 1882
Publication Details
Nitella penicillata var. minutula A.Braun & Nordstedt 1882: 47
Published in: Braun, A. & Nordstedt, C.F.O. (1883). Fragmente einer Monographie der Characeen von Hrn. A. Braun. Nach den hinterlassenen Manuscripten A. Braun's herausgegeben von Hrn. Dr. Otto Nordstedt. Abhandlungen der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1882(1): 1-211, 7 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitella is Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitella penicillata A.Braun.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a pencil or an artist'’s camel-hair brush (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 December 2011
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Anders Langangen in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 December 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
