Lysigonium arcticum (Dickie) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Lysigonium arcticum (Dickie) Kuntze 1891: 901
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars II. pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 Nov 1891
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Lysigonium is Conferva moniliformis O.F.Müller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melosira arctica Dickie.
Basionym
Melosira arctica Dickie
Type Information
Type locality: Tiefgrund, Melville Bay 74º 40' N, off the Devils Thumb [NW Greenland]; (Kaczmarksa & Jahn 2006: 153) Lectotype: 11 July 1850 (Penny's Expedition); Seabed; BM; (Kaczmarksa & Jahn 2006: 153) Notes: Lectotype, as designated by Syverstsen and Hasle (1988), is their SEM pictures 4 and 6 from the original material, obtained from the Natural History Museum (BM).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Arctic (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 February 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
