Pediastrum gracile A.Braun 1885
Publication Details
Pediastrum gracile A.Braun 1885: 91, no fig.
Published in: Braun, A. (1855). Algarum unicellularium genera nova et minus cognita praemissis observationibus de algis unicellularibus in genere. pp. [1]-114, 6 pls. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: apud W. Engelmann.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pediastrum is Pediastrum duplex Meyen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pediastrum duplex var. gracillimum West & G.S.West.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 16 July 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 July 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024