Pectinodesmus holtmannii E.Hegewald, C.Bock & Krienitz 2013
Publication Details
Pectinodesmus holtmannii E.Hegewald, C.Bock & Krienitz 2013: 151, fig. 6
Published in: Hegewald, E., Bock, C. & Krienitz, L. (2013). A phylogenetic study on Scenedesmaceae with the description of a new species of Pectinodesmus and the new genera Verrucodesmus and Chodatodesmus (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae). Fottea 14(2): 149-164.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pectinodesmus is Pectinodesmus pectinatus (Meyen) E.Hegewald, M.Wolf, Al.Keller, Friedl & Krienitz.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Tunisia, Djerba, oxidation pond."; (Hegewald, Bock & Krienitz 2013: 151) Notes: "Type: Fig.6. ITS1/5.8S/ITS2: NCBI GenBank accession number JQ082334. Representative strain: Krienitz 20057, NCBI
GenBank accession number JQ082335."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Cells 25-60 × 5-12 µm, straight to slightly bent, cell
length to cell width 58:1. Coenobia with 4-8 linear
or slightly alternately arranged cells. Cells under the
SEM with longitudinal ridges and on top of the cells
many bristles were excreted.
Created: 28 August 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
