Penium margaritaceum Brébisson 1848
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta infrakingdom
Phylum Charophyta
Class Zygnematophyceae
Subclass Zygnematophycidae
Order Desmidiales
Family Peniaceae
Genus Penium
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Zygospore. Collected by Howard Matcham, ephemeral puddle, Maudlin nr Chichester. 10 Feb 2019. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Zygospore. Collected by Howard Matcham, ephemeral puddle, Maudlin nr Chichester. 10 Feb 2019. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Zygospore with vertical adjacent parent cells. Collected by Howard Matcham, ephemeral puddle, Maudlin nr Chichester. 10 Feb 2019. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Empty cell. Collected by Howard Matcham, ephemeral puddle, Maudlin nr Chichester. 10 Feb 2019. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Zygospore. Collected by Howard Matcham, ephemeral puddle, Maudlin nr Chichester. 10 Feb 2019. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Zygospore. Collected by Howard Matcham, ephemeral puddle, Maudlin nr Chichester. 10 Feb 2019. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Apical views of empty cells post conjugation. Collected by Howard Matcham, ephemeral puddle, Maudlin nr Chichester. 10 Feb 2019. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Empty cell showing distinctive pearly granules. Collected by Howard Matcham, Maudlin, Chichester UK. 06 Jan 2019. © C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Collected by Howard Matcham, Ephemeral puddle, Maudlin nr Chichester UK. 06 Jan 2019. © C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
Showing girdle bands. Collected by Howard Matcham, Ephemeral puddle, Maudlin nr Chichester UK. 06 Jan 2019. © C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com.
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Penium margaritaceum Brébisson Apical views. Collected by Howard Matcham, Ephemeral puddle, Maudlin nr Chichester UK
© C.F.Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication details
Penium margaritaceum Brébisson in Ralfs 1848: 149, pl. XXV [25]: fig. 3; pl. XXXIII [33]: fig. 1
Published in: Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, pls I-XXXV. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve. Download PDF
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)] (Index Nominum Algarum).see above;
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), pearly.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Closterium margaritaceum Ehrenberg 1838
Penium margaritaceum var. punctatum Ralfs 1848
Penium margaritaceum f. longum Huber-Pestalozzi 1928
Nomenclatural notes
Penium margaritaceum Brébisson ex Ralfs; P. margaritaceum Brébisson in lit. 1846 (INA). - (23 May 2016) - Wendy Guiry
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
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Key references
Bicudo, C.E.M., Azevedo, M.T.P. & Castro, A.A.J. de (2014). Flora ficológica de Estado de São Paulo. Vol. 4, parte 1. Zygnemaphyceae. pp. [i-viii], [1]-238, 372 figs. São Paulo: TRiMa: FAPESP.
Brook, A.J. & Williamson, D.B. (2010). A monograph on some British desmids. Order Zygnematales Suborder Zygonemoidiineae Family Zygnemataceae Subfamily Mesotaenioideae (Saccoderm desmids) and Suborder Closteriineae Family Peniaceae and Family Closteriaceae. Edited by J.H. Price & N.J. Evans. pp. [i-ii], iii-v [1-5], 6-364, 157 pls. London: The Ray Society.
Brook, A.J., Williamson, D.B. & John, D.M. (2011). Phylum Chlorophyta. Suborder Closteriineae. In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Second edition. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 616-636. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, K.[J.] (2007). Desmids of the Lowlands Mesotaeniaceae and Desmidaceae of the European Lowlands. pp. [1]-351, 20 text-figs, 123 pls. Zeist: KNNV Publishing.
Couté, A. & Tell, G. (1981). Ultrastructure de la paroi cellulaire des Desmidiacées au microscope électronique à la balayage. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 68: 1-228, pls.
Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995). Bibliographic check-list of non-marine algae in Australia. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 4: [i]-vii, 1-276.
Ettl, H. & Gärtner, G. (1995). Syllabus der Boden-, Luft- und Flechtenalgen. pp. i-vii, 1-721. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer.
Förster, K. (1982). Conjugatophyceae Zygnematales und Desmidiales (excl. Zygnemataceae). In: Das Phytoplankton des Süßwassers Systematik und Biologie [Band] 8. Teil 1. Hälfte. pp. [i]-viii, [1]-543. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlangbuchhandlung (Nägele u. Obermiller). [in On shelf with series]
Hirose, H., Yamagishi, T. & Akiyama, M. (1977). Illustrations of the Japanese fresh-water algae. pp. [8 col. pls], [1]-933, 244 pls in text. Tokyo: Uchida Rokakuho Publishing Co., Ltd. [in Japanese]
Hu, H. & Wei, Y. (2006). The freshwater algae of China. Systematics, taxonomy and ecology. pp. [4 pls of 16 figs], [i-iv], i-xv, 1-1023. China: www.sciencep.com.
Kanetsuna, Y. & Yamagishi, T. (eds) (2018). Desmids of southeast Asia. pp. [1]-xiv, [1]-429, VIII colour photographic pls, 44 test-figs, 94 pls. Dera Dun - 248 001 (India): Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
Kim, H.S. (2012). Algal flora of Korea. Volume 6, Number 1 Charophyta: Conjugatophyceae (Desmids I): Zygnematales: Mesotaeniaceae, Desmidales: Gonatozygaceae, Peniaceae, Closteriaceae, Desmidiaceae. pp. [1-6], 1-94, figs 1-97. Incheon: National Institute of Biological Resources.
Martello, G.V (2006). Alcune desmidiee della zona di Caldenave e della Val d'Inferno - Massiccio montuoso dei Lagorai (Trento). Informatore Botanico Italiano 38(2): 513-536.
Martello, G.V. (2004). Le Desmidiée (Chlorophyta, Zygnematophyceae) dei "Sette Laghi"nel massiccio montuoso dei Lagorai: ecologia e distribuzione in relazione all'acidita delle acque. Natura Vicentina 8: 5-32.
Martello, G.V. (2007). Le Desmidiée (Chlorophyta, Zygnematophyceae) di alcune zone umide lentiche della Val di Rava (Gruppo montuoso dei Lagorai) (TN). The Desmids (Chlorophyta, Zygematophyceae) of some lentic freshwater habitats of the Rava Valley (Montainous group of the Lagorai) (TM). Natura Vicentina 11: 77-115.
Petlovany, O.A. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2015 '2014'). Desmidiales. In: Algae of Ukraine: diversity, nomenclature, taxonomy, ecology and geography. Volume 4: Charophyta. (Tsarenko, P.M., Wasser, S.P. & Nevo, E. Eds), pp. 61-448. Ruggell: Koeltz Scientific Books.
Prescott, G.W., Croasdale, H.T. & Vinyard, W.C. (1975). A synopsis of North American desmids. Part II. Desmidiaceae: Placodermae. Sect. 1. pp. 1-275, 57 pls. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Ruzicka, J. (1977). Die Desmidiaceen Mitteleuropas. Vol. 1(1) pp. [i-]-vi, [2], [1]-291, [292]], pls 1-44. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung.
Wei Yinxin [Wei, Y.X.] (2003). Flora algarum sinicarum aquae dulcis, Tomus VII. Chlorophyta Zygnematales Mesotaeniaceae Demidiales Desmidiaceae Sectio I. pp. 1-267, pls I-LII [1-52]. Beijing: Science Press. [in Chinese]
West, W. & West, G.S. (1904). A monograph of the British Desmidiaceae. I. pp. [i]-xxxvi, [1]-224, pl. 1-32. London: The Ray Society.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
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Domozych, D.S., Lambiasse, L., Kiemle,S.N. & Gretz, M.R. (2009). Cell-wall development and bipolar growth in the desmid Penium margaritaceum (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta). Asymmetry in a symmetric world. Journal of Phycology 45(4): 879-893.
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