Penium margaritaceum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848

Publication Details
Penium margaritaceum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848: 149, pl. XXV [25]: fig. 3; pl. XXXIII [33]: fig. 1

Published in: Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae The drawings by Edward Jenner, A.L.S. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, 35 pls. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, King William Street, Strand.

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Publication date: 1 Jan 1848

Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Penium.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Britain: various localities; Berlin (Ehrenberg); Falaise (Brébisson) [near Berlin (Closterium margaritaceum Ehrenberg)]; (INA 1996)see above;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pearly.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 February 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Penium margaritaceum Brébisson ex Ralfs; P. margaritaceum Brébisson in lit. 1846 (INA). - (23 May 2016) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025

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