Pediastrum biradiatum Meyen 1829
Current name:
Parapediastrum biradiatum (Meyen) E.Hegewald
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Publication Details
Pediastrum biradiatum Meyen 1829: 773, pl. XLIII [43]: figs 21, 22
Published in: Meyen, F.J.F. (1829). Beobachtungen über einige niedere Algenformen. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae 14: 768-778, pl. XLIII [43].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pediastrum is Pediastrum duplex Meyen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Parapediastrum biradiatum (Meyen) E.Hegewald.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Havel River, near Potsdam; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 July 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
