Pectinodesmus pectinatus (Meyen) E.Hegewald, M.Wolf, Al.Keller, Friedl & Krienitz 2010
Current name:
Pectinodesmus pectinatus (Meyen) E.Hegewald, M.Wolf, Al.Keller, Friedl & Krienitz
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 1000x, DIC - 13 April 2013. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Pectinodesmus pectinatus (Meyen) E.Hegewald, M.Wolf, Al.Keller, Friedl & Krienitz 2010: 333
Published in: Hegewald, E., Wolf, M., Keller, A. Friedl, T. & Krienitz, L. (2010). ITS2 sequence-structure phylogeny in the Scenedesmaceae with special reference to Coelastrum (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae), including the new genera Comasiella and Pectinodesmus. Phycologia 49(4): 325-335.
Publication date: 2010
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pectinodesmus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Scenedesmus pectinatus Meyen
Type Information
Type locality: Germany, Potsdam: Havel R.; (INA 1996) Type: On Alcyonella stagnorum; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 August 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 August 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 August 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024