Penium brebissonii Ralfs 1848

Publication Details
Penium brebissonii Ralfs 1848: 153, pl. XXV: fig. 6 a-i

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
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Penium is Penium margaritaceum Brébisson ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cylindrocystis brebissonii (Ralfs) De Bary.

Type Information
Britain (numerous records); Falaise (Brébisson); Germany (Kuetzing); Princeton, N.J. (Bailey); (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latin), named for a person with the surname Brébisson, generally Louis Alphonse de Brébisson (1798-1872).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 September 2017

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2024

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