Hydrodictyon pateniforme Pocock 1937
Publication Details
Hydrodictyon pateniforme Pocock 1937: 264, figs 1, 2; pls XII, XII (as 'patenaeforme')
Published in: Pocock, M.A. (1937). Hydrodictyon in South Africa. With notes on the known species of Hydrodictyon. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 24: 263-280.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hydrodictyon is Hydrodictyon reticulatum (Linnaeus) Bory.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Widespread in South Africa, in seasonal pools and vleis. Collected from the Cape Flats from May to October (De Klip; Groen Vlei; Ottery Road, sandpits and ditch at roadside, etc.); roadside pool between Robertson and Ashton (April 193-5); quarry pool, Butts Road, Kimberley (J. H. Power, November 1931; Pocock, January 1934); Grahamstown (L. Britten, 1931, January 1932); Winberg (}I. Radloff); Rietfontein, near Johannesburg {M. E. Blenkiron, March 1928); Umzimvubu River, near Port St. John (Blenkiron, January 1928)."; (Pocock 1937: 264) Notes: A type was not designated from the syntypes.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 April 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 May 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 January 2025
