Trachydiscus minutus (Bourrelly) Ettl 1964
Publication Details
Trachydiscus minutus (Bourrelly) Ettl 1964: 218
Published in: Ettl, H. (1964). Trachydiscus nov. gen., eine neue Gattung der coccal Xanthophyceen. Botaniska Notiser 117(3): 213-221.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Trachydiscus is Trachydiscus lenticularis Ettl.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Pseudostaurastrum minutum Bourrelly
Type Information
Type locality: France: étang de Trappes; Bonne Mare, Rambouillet; (INA 1996) Notes: According to Pribyl et al. (2012: 237, 238), this species was described from a basin of the Paris Botanical Garden, and it was further observed in phytoplankton from several localities in France (Bourrelly 1951).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 October 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 June 2024
