Helicodictyon planctonicum (L.A.Whitford) L.A.Whitford & G.J.Schumacher 1966
Publication Details
Helicodictyon planctonicum (L.A.Whitford) L.A.Whitford & G.J.Schumacher 1966: 274
Published in: Whitford, L.A. & Schumacher, G.J. (1966). Helicodictyon nom. nov. pro Heterodictyon and Helicodictyaceae fam. nov. (Ulotrichales). Phycologia 5: 274-276.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Helicodictyon.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Heterodictyon planctonicum L.A.Whitford
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: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 March 2018
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Taxonomic note
John (2011: 538) notes that futher material and cultures are required to confirm the identity of material collected by Dr Chris Carter from Pitsford Water in Northamptonshire, England. Originally described from North Carolina. - (09 February 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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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 04 April 2025
