Pediastrum cornutum (Raciborski) O.V.Troitskaya 1933
Publication Details
Pediastrum cornutum (Raciborski) O.V.Troitskaya 1933: 146
Published in: Troistkaya, O.V. (1933). K morfologii i sistematike protokokkovykh vodorosley [On the morphology and systematics of protococcalean algae]. Sporovyye Rasteniya 1: 115-242, 9 tables. [in Russian with German abstract]
Publication date: 28 December 1933
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 Pseudopediastrum cornutum (Raciborski) Lenarczyk.
Source of Synonymy
Lenarczyk, J., Saluga, M. & Piatek, J. (2020). Integrative approach helps clarify confusing taxonomy of the Pseudopediastrum boryanum species complex (Chlorophyceae), including recognition of five distinct species. Journal of Phycology 56(6): 1557-1574, 7 figures, 1 table.
Basionym
Pediastrum duplex var. cornutum Raciborski
Type Information
Type locality: Poland (Debno ["Neodami Brandeburgia"] (=LT) and near Krakow); Germany (Dresden); (INA 1996) Type: Rabenhorst, Algen Europa's no. 464 (LT designated by Parra, Bibl. Phycol. 48: 77. 1979): Itzigsohn, Rothe; Rabenhorst, Algen Europa's no. 464; (INA 1996) Notes: Epitype (designated by Lenarczyk in Lenarczyk et al., 2020: 1572): KRAM A-20.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horned.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 August 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025