Hydrodictyon pentagonum Vaucher 1803
Publication Details
Hydrodictyon pentagonum Vaucher 1803: 88, pl. 9
Published in: Vaucher, J.-P. [É.] (1803). Histoire des conferves d'eau douce. Contenant leurs différens modes de reproduction, et la description de leurs principales espèces, suivie de l'histoire des trémelles et des ulves d'eau douce. pp. [i]-xv, [1]-285 [2], pls I-XVII plates. Genève [Geneva]: chez J.J. Paschoud, Libraire.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hydrodictyon is Hydrodictyon reticulatum (Linnaeus) Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hydrodictyon reticulatum (Linnaeus) Bory.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2002). Order Chlorococcales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 327-409. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), five-angled.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 December 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 December 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 December 2024
