Polyedrium muticum A.Braun 1855
Current name:
Goniochloris mutica (A.Braun) Fott
Pitsford WaterSSSI, Northamptonshire, UK. - 30 May 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Polyedrium muticum A.Braun 1855: 94
Published in: Braun, A. (1855). Algarum unicellularium genera nova et minus cognita praemissis observationibus de algis unicellularibus in genere. pp. 114, 6 plates. Leipzig: W. Engelmann.
Request PDFPublication date: 1855
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polyedrium is Polyedrium tetraedricum Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Goniochloris mutica (A.Braun) Fott.
Source of Synonymy
Fott, B. (1960). Taxonomische Übertragungen und Namensänderungen unter den Algen. Preslia 32: 142-154, 4 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), without a point, awnless, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 February 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 January 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
