Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer 1864
Current name:
Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer
In Sphagnum pool, College Valley Northumberland UK. - 26 October 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer 1864: 174, pl. 6: figs. 45-49 (as 'pygmœum')
Published in: Archer, W. (1864). Description of two new species of Cosmarium (Corda) of Penium (Bréb.) and of Arthrodesmus (Ehr.). Quarterly journal of microscopical ccience, new series 4: 174-182, plate 6.
Request PDFPublication date: 1864
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cosmarium is Cosmarium undulatum Corda ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Featherbed Bog and elsewhere in pools in the Dublin Mountains; (Archer 1864: 174)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
