Palmella grumosa Carmichael 1833
Publication Details
Palmella grumosa Carmichael 1833: 397
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. Div. II. Confervoideae; Div. III. Gloiocladeae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 259-262, 264-401. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Palmella is Palmella hyalina Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sorospora grumosa (Carmichael) Hassall.
Source of Synonymy
Hassall, A.H. (1845). A history of the British freshwater algae, including descriptions of the Desmideae and Diatomaceae. With upwards of one hundred plates, illustrating the various species. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, [i]-462, [ i , err.]. London, Edinburgh, Paris & Leipzig: S. Highley, H. Baillière; Sunderland & Knox; J.B. Baillière; T.O. Weigel.
Type Information
Type locality: Appin, rock at sea-side, Scotland; (Harvey 1833: 397)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
