Pentasterias margartitacea Ehrenberg 1836
Publication Details
Pentasterias margartitacea Ehrenberg 1836: 173
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1836). Zusätze zur Erkenntniss grosser organischer Ausbildung in den kleinsten thierischen Organismen. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1835: 150-181, 1 pl.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pentasterias.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurastrum margaritaceum Meneghini ex Ralfs.
Source of Synonymy
Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae The drawings by Edward Jenner, A.L.S. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, 35 pls. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, King William Street, Strand.
Type Information
Type locality: Berlin; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 24 January 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
