Polyedrium hastatum var. palatinum Schmidle 1900
Publication Details
Polyedrium hastatum var. palatinum Schmidle 1900: 149, pl. VI: figs 4, 5
Published in: Schmidle, W. (1900). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Planktonalgen. I. Einige neue Formen. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 18: 144-158, pl. VI.
Request PDFType 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 var. palatinum (Schmidle) Krienitz & Heynig.
Type Information
Type locality: Rhine [River], Roxheim, [in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany]; (Schmidle 1900: 144)Sept 1899; Notes: Schmidle (1900: 144) states 'Dr. R. LAUTERBORN recently received an interesting plankton sample from the Old Rhine in Roxheim, which was collected in September 1899'.
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: 26 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 04 May 2024
