Phycastrum longispinum Perty 1852
Publication Details
Phycastrum longispinum Perty 1852: 210, pl. 16: fig. 30
Published in: Perty, M. (1852). Zur Kenntniss kleinster Lebensformen: nach Bau, Funktionen, Systematik, mit Specialverzeichniss der in der Schweiz beobachteten. pp. [1]–228, 17 plates. Bern: Jent & Reinert.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tetraedron longispinum (Perty) Hansgirg.
Source of Synonymy
Karling, J.S. (1935). Tetracladium Marchalianum and its Relation to Asterothrix, Phycastrum, and Cerasterias. Mycologia 27(5): 478-495, 5 figures.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 August 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024