Calonema mirabile (Dillwyn) J.E.Gray 1864
Publication Details
Calonema mirabile (Dillwyn) J.E.Gray 1864: 54
Published in: Gray, J.E. (1864). Handbook of British water-weeds or algae. The Diatomaceae by W. Carruthers. pp. i-iv, 1-123. London: R. Hardwicke, Picadilly.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Calonema.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plectonema mirabile Thuret ex Gomont.
Basionym
Conferva mirabilis Dillwyn
Type Information
Type locality: "On Stones, and the Stems of Hypnum ruscifolium in the Stream which runs through the Wood at Penllergare, near Swansea." [Wales]; (Dillwyn 1808: pl. 96)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 20 May 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 23 May 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024