Dictyastrum Beck, 1926

Holotype species: Dictyastrum mirabile Beck

Currently accepted name for the type species: Dictyastrum mirabile Beck

Original publication and holotype designation: Beck, G. (1926). Neue Grünalgen aus Kärnten. Archiv für Protistenkunde 55: 173–183, 22 figures.

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Description: Thalli colonial, forming 12-celled flat coenobia, 19 x 13.5 µm. Cells arranged in three alternating rows in one plane, connected by mucilaginous strands. Cells are elongate oval, arranged upright to coenobial plane, 6 x. 3.4 µm. Mucilaginous strands 3-4 µm long, 1 µm wide. Asexual and sexual reproduction and flagellated stages unknown. Very doubtful genus found only once in a spring in Austria.

Information contributed by: E. Hegewald. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2021-06-03 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024