Polyedrium hastatum (Reinsch) Reinsch 1875

Publication Details
Polyedrium hastatum (Reinsch) Reinsch 1875: 74

Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1875 '1874/75'). Contributiones ad algologiam et fungologiam. Vol. 1 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-103, [104, err.], 131 plates [I-III, IIIa, IV-VI, VIa, VII-XII, XIIa, XIII-XX, XXa, XXI-XXXV, XXXVa, XXXVI (Melanophyceae); I-XLII, XLIIa, XLIII-XLVII, XLVIIa, XLVIII-LXI (Rhodophyceae); I-XVIII (Chlorophyllophyceae); I-IX (Fungi)]. Norimbergae [Nürnberg]: Typis Theodor Haesslein.

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Type 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 Pseudostaurastrum hastatum (Reinsch) Chodat.

Basionym
Polyedrium tetraëdricum f. hastatum Reinsch

Type Information
(Reinsch 1866) Notes: No locality provided in protologue only from title of article.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), hastate, with equal more or less triangular basal lobes directed outwards (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 27 February 2007 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 January 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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