Micromega capitatum (Kützing) Ralfs 1861

Publication Details
Micromega capitatum (Kützing) Ralfs 1861: 931

Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

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Publication date: 1861

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Basionym
Schizonema capitatum Kützing

Type Information
Germany: Helgoland;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 20 October 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 20 October 2015

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024

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