Asterodictyon ovatum Ehrenberg 1845
Publication Details
Asterodictyon ovatum Ehrenberg 1845: 73
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1845). Neue Untersuchungen über das kleinste Leben als geologisches Moment.. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1845: 53-87.
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 Pediastrum ovatum (Ehrenberg) A.Braun.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ovate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 November 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 April 2024