Pseudocharacium acuminatum Korshikov 1953

Publication Details
Pseudocharacium acuminatum Korshikov 1953: 168, fig. 113 a-o

Published in: Korshikov, A.A. (1953). Viznachnik prisnovodnihk vodorostey Ukrainsykoi RSR. Pidklas Protokokovi (Protococcineae). Bakuol'ni (Vacuolales) ta Protokokovi (Protococcales) [The Freshwater Algae of the Ukrainian SSR. Sub-Class Protococcineae. Vacuolales and Protococcales]. Vol. 5 pp. 439, 421 figures. Kyiv: Akademyy Nauk Ukrayins'koy RSR. [in Ukrainian]

Request PDF

Publication date: 1953

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudocharacium.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hydrocytium acuminatum (A.Braun) A.Braun.

Source of Synonymy
Barcyte, D. & Eliáš, M. (2023). Hydrocytium expands the phylogenetic, morphological, and genomic diversity of the poorly known green algal order Chaetopeltidales. American Journal of Botany 110(11, e16238): 1-20, 6 figs.

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 16 August 2004 by Robert Wilkes.

Last updated: 21 December 2023

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Habitat note
Epiphytic on freshwater macroalgae (e. g. Cladophora, Oedogonium, Tribonema) and other macrophytes. - (16 March 2018) - M.D. Guiry

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=63291

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025

Currently in AlgaeBase: