Phycastrum mucronatum Nägeli 1849
Current name:
Staurodesmus mucronatus (Nägeli) Thomasson
Cell from different aspects. Collected by Jeannie Beadle, nr Abisko, Sweden. - 13 August 2014. C.F. Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Phycastrum mucronatum Nägeli 1849: 125
Published in: Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.
Request PDFPublication date: before July 1849
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurodesmus mucronatus (Nägeli) Thomasson.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending in a short, sharp point.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 July 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024
