Pleurotaenium cristatum (W.B.Turner) O.Borge 1899
Publication Details
Pleurotaenium cristatum (W.B.Turner) O.Borge 1899: 15
Published in: Borge, O. (1899). Ueber tropische und subtropische Süsswasser-Chlorophyceen. Bihang til Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(Afd. III, 12): 1-33, 2 pl.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurotaenium is Pleurotaenium trabecula Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurotaenium caldense var. cristatum (W.B.Turner) Willi Krieger.
Basionym
Docidium cristatum W.B.Turner
Type Information
Bengal;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crested.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 July 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 May 2024