Micractinium parvulum (Woronichin) Hegewald & Schnepf 1984
Publication Details
Micractinium parvulum (Woronichin) Hegewald & Schnepf 1984: 326
Published in: Hegewald, E. & Schnepf, E. (1984). Zur Struktur und Taxonomie bestachelter Chlorellales (Micractiniaceae, Golenkiniaceae, Siderocystopsis). Nova Hedwigia 39: 297-383, 25 figs, 6 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Micractinium is Micractinium pusillum Fresenius.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hegewaldia parvula (Woronichin) Pröschold, C.Bock, W.Luo & L Krienitz.
Basionym
Golenkinia parvula Woronchin
Type Information
Type locality: Russia: Kalundin Steppes (in lacu salino 'Selitrennoe' gov. Tomsk, Sibiriae occ.); (Index Nominum Algarum) Type : material preserved from strain CCAP 283/2 (epitype) Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, Oban , Scotland; (Pröschold et al. 2010: 3)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
