Coelosphaerium pusillum Van Goor 1924
Publication Details
Coelosphaerium pusillum Van Goor 1924: 318, fig. 10
Published in: Goor, A.C.J. van (1924). Über einige neue und bemerkenswerte Schwebealgen. Recueil des Travaux Botaniques Néerlandais 21(3/4): 297-328.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Coelosphaerium is Coelosphaerium kuetzingianum Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coelomoron pusillum (Van Goor) Komárek.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999 '1998'). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 30 January 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 May 2025