Closterium pygmaeum Gutwinski 1890
Publication Details
Closterium pygmaeum Gutwinski 1890: 66
Published in: Gutwinski, R. (1890). Zur Wahrung der Priorität. Vorläufige Mittheilungen über neue Algen-Species und -Varietaten aus der Umgebung von Lemberg. Botanische Centralblatt 43: 65-73.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Closterium is Closterium lunula Ehrenberg & Hemprich ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Lemberg [Lviv, Ukraine]; (Gutwinski 1890: 65) Gutwinski; Notes: Gutwinski states he has been collecting around Lviv 1897-1890.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 June 2025
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 June 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 July 2025
