Pediastrum simplex Meyen 1829
Current name:
Monactinus simplex (Meyen) Corda
Castle Ashby Park, Northamptonshire, UK. BF image. - 26 September 2011. C.F.Carter(chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Pediastrum simplex Meyen 1829: 772, pl. XLIII [43]: figs 1-5
Published in: Meyen, F.J.F. (1829). Beobachtungen über einige niedere Algenformen. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae 14: 768-778, pl. XLIII [43].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pediastrum is Pediastrum duplex Meyen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Monactinus simplex (Meyen) Corda.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Havel river near Potsdam; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), simple, undivided, unbranched, of one piece or series, not consisting of several distinct parts (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
