Phycastrum crenulatum Nägeli 1849
Current name:
Staurastrum crenulatum (Nägeli) Delponte
Black Loch, South Ayrshire , Scotland. - 22 April 2009. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Phycastrum crenulatum Nägeli 1849: 129, pl. VIII: B
Published in: Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.
Request PDFPublication date: before July 1849
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurastrum crenulatum (Nägeli) Delponte.
Source of Synonymy
Brook, A.J. & Johnson, L.R. (2002). Order Zygnematales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 479-593. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Zürich; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crenulate, having small rounded teeth (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 08 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 23 November 2012
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Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
