Polyedrium gracile Reinsch 1888
Publication Details
Polyedrium gracile Reinsch 1888: 502, pl. 7: fig. 1
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1888). Familiae Polyedriearum Monographia. Notarisia 3(11): 493-516, plates 4-8.
Request PDFPublication date: July 1888
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 Tetraëdron gracile (Reinsch) Hansgirg.
Source of Synonymy
Hansgirg, A. (1889). Nachträge zu den in Hedwigia 1888 No. 5 und 6, No. 9 und 10 veröffeutlichten Abhandlungen. Hedwigia 28(1): 17-19.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 February 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 August 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
