Polycystis reticulata Lemmermann 1898

Publication Details
Polycystis reticulata Lemmermann 1898: 153, no fig. (as 'Polycystis (Clathrocystis) reticulata')

Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1898). Der grosse Waterneverstorfer Binnensee. Eine biologische Studie. Forschungsberichte aus der Biologischen Station zu Plön 6: 166-205, 4 figs, 1 map, pl. V.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Polycystis is Polycystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyanodictyon reticulatum (Lemmermann) Geitler.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Dümmer See, Steinhuder Meer [Lower Saxony, Germany]; (Lemmermann 1898: 154)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), reticulate, netted, marked with a network (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 May 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 19 March 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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