Docidium minutum Ralfs 1848
Current name:
Haplotaenium minutum (Ralfs) Bando
Loch Gower, South Ayrshire, Scotland. - 06 April 2009. Chris Carter(Chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Docidium minutum Ralfs 1848: 158, pl. XXVI [26]: fig. 5
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.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 Jan 1848
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Docidium is Docidium baculum Brébisson ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Haplotaenium minutum (Ralfs) Bando.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
