Dictyosphaerium tetrachotomum var. fallax Komárek 1983
Publication Details
Dictyosphaerium tetrachotomum var. fallax Komárek 1983: 90, 174, pl. 6: fig. 15
Published in: Komárek, J. (1983). Contributions to the Chlorococcal algae of Cuba. Nova Hedwigia 37: 65-180, 38 pls.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyosphaerium is Dictyosphaerium ehrenbergianum Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hindakia fallax (Komárek) C.Bock, Proschold & Krienitz.
Source of Synonymy
Bock, C., Proschold, T. & Krienitz, L. (2010). Two new Dictyosphaerium-morphotype lineages of the Chlorellaceae (Trebouxiophyceae): Heynigia gen. nov. and Hindakia gen. nov.. European Journal Of Phycology 45(3): 267-277.
Type Information
Type locality: "In plancto lacubus, stagnis piscinisque eutrophicis prope Habana, Cuba" [Havana, Cuba]; (Komárek 1983: 174) Iconotypus pl. 6: fig. 15: (Komárek 1983: 174) Notes: Lectotype necessarily designated by Bock et al. (2010: 271) as a single elments was designated in the original publication. Epitype: Material from the strain CCAP 222/29 cryopreserved at the culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, Oban, Scotland.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
