Tetraëdron spinulosum var. excavatum Playfair 1917
Publication Details
Tetraëdron spinulosum var. excavatum Playfair 1917: 844, pl. 58 [LVIII], fig. 22
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].
Publication date: "4 April 1917"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tetraedron is Tetraëdron regulare Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polyedriopsis spinulosa (Schmidle) Schmidle.
Type Information
Lismore (290) [New South Wales, Australia]; (Playfair 1917: 844) Playfair; No date of collection provided; Lagoon (p. 823);
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spinulose (Stearn 1973).
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 November 2023
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024