Pediastrum muticum Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Pediastrum muticum Kützing 1849: 193
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pediastrum is Pediastrum duplex Meyen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudopediastrum brevicorne (A.Braun) M.Jena & C.Bock.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), without a point, awnless, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
