Pleurotaenium spinulosum (Wolle) Brunel 1949
Publication Details
Pleurotaenium spinulosum (Wolle) Brunel 1949: 15
Published in: Brunel, J. (1949). The rediscovery of the desmid Pleurotaenium spinulosum with description of a new variety from Madagascar. Contributions de l'Institut Botanique de l'Université de Montréal 64: 3-19, figs 1-7.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurotaenium is Pleurotaenium trabecula Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Penium spinulosum (Wolle) Gerrath.
Basionym
Docidium spinulosum Wolle
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spinulose (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 September 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024