Polyedrium gracile Reinsch 1888
Publication Details
Polyedrium gracile Reinsch 1888: 502, pl. VII [7]: fig. 1
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1888). Species et genera nova algarum ex insula Georgia australi. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 6: 144-156.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polyedrium is Polyedrium tetraedricum Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tetraëdron gracile (Reinsch) Hansgirg.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 February 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 December 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
