Tetraedron hastatum var. elegans Playfair 1917
Publication Details
Tetraedron hastatum var. elegans Playfair 1917: 845, pl. 58 [lviii]; fig. 27
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1917). Australian freshwater phytoplankton (Protococcoideae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 41: 823-852, pls LVI-LIX [56-59].
Request PDFPublication date: "4 April 1917"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tetraedron is Tetraëdron regulare Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Parramatta Park (136) [New South Wales, Australia]; (Playfair 1917: 845) Playfair;
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: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2023
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
