Sphaerozosma pygmaeum (W.Archer) Rabenhorst 1868
Current name:
Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer
In Sphagnum pool, College Valley Northumberland UK. - 26 October 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Sphaerozosma pygmaeum (W.Archer) Rabenhorst 1868: 150
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphaerozosma is Sphaerozosma vertebratum Brébisson ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer.
Basionym
Cosmarium pygmaeum W.Archer
Type Information
Type locality: Featherbed Bog and elsewhere in pools in the Dublin Mountains; (Archer 1864: 174)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 May 2007 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 19 July 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 April 2024
