Sirogonium ceylanicum Wittrock 1880
Publication Details
Sirogonium ceylanicum Wittrock 1880: 117, no fig.
Published in: [Wittrock, V.B. & Nordstedt, C.F.O.] (1880). Literatur-öfversigt [Literature review]. Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue Scandinavicae quas adjectis algis marinis chlorophyllaceis et phycochromaceis.... Botaniska Notiser 1880(4): 113-122, no figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sirogonium is Sirogonium sticticum (Smith) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Of (from) Ceylon, an island in the Indian Ocean off southern India (cf. ceylonensis & ceylonicus).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 December 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 July 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
