Golenkinia minutissima M.O.P.Iyengar & Balakrishnan 1956
Publication Details
Golenkinia minutissima M.O.P.Iyengar & Balakrishnan 1956: 373, figs 1-12
Published in: Iyengar, M.O.P. & Balakrishnan, M.S. (1956). On sexual reproduction in a new species of Golenkinia. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 35(4): 371-373.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Golenkinia is Golenkinia radiata Chodat.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hegewaldia parvula (Woronichin) Pröschold, C.Bock, W.Luo & L Krienitz.
Source of Synonymy
Pröschold, T., Bock, C. Luo, W. & Krienitz, L. (2010). Polyphyletic distribution of bristle formation in Chlorellaceae: Micractinium, Diacanthos, Didymogenes and Hegewaldia gen. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Phycological Research 58(1): 1-8.
Type Information
Type locality: India: near Lake Pashan, Poona; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), extremely small.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 13 July 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 July 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 July 2025