Penium

Penium
Penium polymorphum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Charophyta
Class: Zygnematophyceae
Order: Desmidiales
Family: Peniaceae
Genus: Penium
Species
  • P. cylindrus
  • P. exiguum
  • P. margaritaceum
  • P. spirostriolatum

Penium is a genus of green algae, and the sole member of the family Peniaceae.[1] The genus contains about 39 species.

References

  1. See the NCBI webpage on Penium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

Scientific references

Scientific databases

  • NCBI taxonomy page for Penium
  • Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Penium
  • Search Species2000 page for Penium
  • Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Penium". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
  • AlgaTerra database
  • Index Nominum Genericorum


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