Podosphenia remulus Grunow 1867
Current name:
Licmophora remulus (Grunow) Grunow
LM (phase contrast), fixed in 4% formaldehyde seawater, showing epiphytic cells, samples taken in November 2008, south cost of Madeira Island, Portugal - 08 July 2013. Manuela Maranhão and Manfred Kaufmann
Publication Details
Podosphenia remulus Grunow 1867: 2, no fig. (as 'Remulus')
Published in: Grunow, A. (1867). Diatomeen auf Sargassum von Honduras, gesammelt von Linding. Hedwigia 6(1-3): 1-8, 17-32, 33-37.
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Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Licmophora remulus (Grunow) Grunow.
Source of Synonymy
Grunow, A. (1868 '1867'). Algae. In: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Botanischer Theil. Erster Band. Sporenpflanzen. (Fenzl, E. et al. Eds), pp. 1-104. Wien [Vienna]: Aus der Kaiserlich Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckeri in Commission bei Karl Gerold's Sohn.
Type Information
Type locality: Honduras, leg. Lindig; (Grunow 1867: 2)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), little oar (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 August 2016 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 April 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Licmophora remulus (Grunow) Grunow (INA). - (11 August 2016) - G.M. Guiry
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Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
