Heterodictyon planctonicum L.A.Whitford 1956
Publication Details
Heterodictyon planctonicum L.A.Whitford 1956: 199, 201, figs 12-15
Published in: Whitford, L. (1956). Additions to the fresh-water algae in North Carolina I. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 75(2): 196-203, 21 figs.
Publication date: 1956
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Heterodictyon.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Helicodictyon planctonicum (L.A.Whitford) L.A.Whitford & G.J.Schumacher.
Source of Synonymy
Škaloud, P., Rindi, F., Boedeker, C. & Leliaert, F. (2018). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Freshwater flora of central Europe: Chlorophyta V: Ulvophyceae. Vol. 13 pp. [i]-vii, [1]-288, 182 figures. Berlin: Springer Spektrum.
Type Information
Type locality: USA: North Carolina; (Whitford 1956: 201) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Darienko & Pröschold 2017): Fig. 13 in Whitford (1956). Epitype (designated by Darienko & Pröschold 2017): The strain UTEX 1570 is permanently cryopreserved in a metabolically inactive state (cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen) in the UTEX, University of Texas, USA.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), planktonic.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 April 2010 by David John.
Last updated: 15 March 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
