Prymnesium parvum N.Carter 1937

Publication Details
Prymnesium parvum N.Carter 1937: 40, pl. 3: figs 5-16; pl. 8: fig. 16

Published in: Carter, N. (1937). New or interesting algae from brackish water. Archiv für Protistenkunde 90: 1-68.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prymnesium is Prymnesium saltans Massart.

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

Type Information
type locality: Brackish water pond, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England; (Carter 1937: 40)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), little, small, puny (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

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

Last updated: 28 May 2024

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Usage note
Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). Toxic, even self-toxic. Täuscher (2023) reproted on an cological disaster in the Oder River (Brandenburg, Germany) in August 2022. A mass development of the Prymnesium parvum (Haptophyta) was the cause of death of fishes, molluscs and amphibians. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 January 2025

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