Polyedrium tetraëdricum f. hastatum Reinsch 1866
Current name:
Pseudostaurastrum hastatum (Reinsch) Chodat
Views from two angles and two focus points. Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, UK. - 14 September 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Polyedrium tetraëdricum f. hastatum Reinsch 1866: 77, pl. V: fig. III
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1866). Die Algenflora des mittleren Theiles von Franken (des Keupergebietes mit den angrenzenden Partien des jurassischen Gebietes) enthaltend die vom Autor bis jetzt in diesen Gebieten beobachteten Susswasseralgen und die Diagnosen und Abbildungen von ein und funfzig vom Autor in diesem gebiete entdeckten neuen Arten und drei neuen Gattungen. Abhandlungen der Naturhistorischen Gesellschaft zu Nürnberg 3(2): 1-238, 13 plates.
Publication date: November 1866
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 Pseudostaurastrum hastatum (Reinsch) Chodat.
Source of Synonymy
Chodat, R. (1921). Algues de la région du Grand St-Bernard. I. Algues rares ou nouvelles du Plan de Jupiter. II. Sur la place à attribuer aux genres Tetraedron et Polyedrium. Bulletin de la Société de Botanique de Genève, série 2 12(2): 293-305, 10 figures.
Type Information
(Reinsch 1866) Notes: No locality provided in protologue only from title of article.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 January 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2023
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024