Characiopsis minima Pascher 1938
Publication Details
Characiopsis minima Pascher 1938: 731, fig. 582
Published in: Pascher, A. (1938). Heterokonten. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds) Vol. 11, Teil 5, pp. 641-832. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft.
Publication date: March 1938
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Characiopsis is Characiopsis minuta (A.Braun) Borzì.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Characiopsiella minima (Pascher) R.Amaral, K.P.Fawley, Nemcová, T.Sevcíková, Lukesová, M.W.Fawley, L.M.A.Santos & M.Eliás.
Type Information
no locality cited ("Immer an Stellen mit viel organischen Substanzen"); (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype: fig. 582 in Pascher: strain ACOI 2426 (cryopreserved) deposited at Coimbra Coll. Algae (ACOI) (epitype) (Amaral & al. 2020: 645)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very little, very least (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 08 November 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 19 October 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024