Micrasterias duplex (Meyen) Kützing 1834
Current name:
Pediastrum duplex Meyen
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; golf course, 400x, DIC - 11 May 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Micrasterias duplex (Meyen) Kützing 1834: 604
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834 '1833'). Synopsis diatomearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea 8: 529-620, + pls XIII-XIX [79 figs].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Micrasterias is Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pediastrum duplex Meyen.
Basionym
Pediastrum duplex Meyen
Type Information
Type locality: near Potsdam, Havel; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: on Alcyonella stagnorum; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), double (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 June 2023
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
