Tetraedron hastatum var. triangulare A.M.Scott & Prescottt
Publication Details
Tetraedron hastatum var. triangulare A.M.Scott & Prescottt: 17, fig. 24 no. 13
Published in: Scott, A.M. & Prescott, G.W. (1958). Some freshwater algae from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. In: Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 3 Botany and plant ecology. (Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. Eds), pp. 9-136. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
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
South Bay of Bickerton Island A 30 [eastern Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia]; (Scott & Prescott 1958: 10, 17) Ray L. Specht; 7 June 1948; freshwater pool at base of sandstone;
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 25 April 2024
