Phycastrum polytrichum Perty 1852
Publication Details
Phycastrum polytrichum Perty 1852: 210, pl. XVI, fig. 24
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.
Request PDFType 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 Staurastrum polytrichum (Perty) Rabenhorst.
Source of Synonymy
Palamar-Mordvintseva, G.M. (1976). Novi rody Desmidiales [New genera of Desmidiales]. Ukrainian Botanical Journal 33(4): 396-398, 3 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Torfmoor von Walkiringen unter Conferven (Switzerland); (INA 1996) Type: [peat-bog];
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 November 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 November 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
