Pediastrum asymmetricum T.Yamagishi & E.Hegewald 1994
Publication Details
Pediastrum asymmetricum T.Yamagishi & E.Hegewald 1994: 78,pls 1-7
Published in: Hegewald, E. & Yamagishi, T (1994). Pediastrum asymmetricum Yamagishi et Hegewald, a new species from Japan and some notes on accompanying Pediastrum taxa. Nova Hedwigia 59: 77-95.
Type 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 Monactinus asymmetricus (Yamagishi & E.Hegewald) E.Hegewald.
Source of Synonymy
Buchheim, M., Buchheim, J., Carlson, T., Braband, A., HepperLe, D., Krienitz, L., Wolf, M. & Hegewald, E. (2005). Phylogeny of the Hydrodictyaceae (Chlorophyceae): inferences from rDNA data. Journal of Phycology 41(5): 1039-1054.
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Chiba Prefecture: Oja-ike Pond, Togane; (INA 1996) Type: xi 1989; Yamagishi personal collection, Nihon Univ., Fujisawa, Japan; TYP826 (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 April 2025
