Penium libellula f. major Borge 1894

Publication Details
Penium libellula f. major Borge 1894: 17

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Penium is Penium margaritaceum Brébisson ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Closterium libellula f. majus (Borge) Kossinskaja.

Source of Synonymy
Kossinskaja, E.K. (1951). Desmidiyevyye vodorosli (Desmidiales) yevropeyskogo severa SSSR, rody Penium, Closterium, Docidium, Pleurotaenium, Triploceras, Tetmemorus [Desmidiales from the European north of the USSR, genera Penium, Closterium, Docidium, Pleurotaenium, Triploceras, Tetmemorus]. Sporovyye Rasteniya 7: 481-712, 3 figures, 30 plates. [in Russian]

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 June 2010 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 August 2024

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 July 2025

 
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