Dictyosphaerium terrestre F.E.Fritsch & R.P.John 1942

Publication Details
Dictyosphaerium terrestre F.E.Fritsch & R.P.John 1942: 378, fig. 3 E-J

Published in: Fritsch, F.E. & John, R.P. (1942). An ecological and taxonomic study of the algae of British soils. II. Consideration of the species observed. Annals of Botany, New Series 6: 371-395, 8 figs.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyosphaerium is Dictyosphaerium ehrenbergianum Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing on the ground or soil, as opposed to rocks or trees (Stearn 1983).

Created: 25 April 2004 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 23 June 2016

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Taxonomic note
"Doubtful record" (Tsarenko & John 2011: 481-482, although the authors say that the doubt attaches to its taxonomic position). - (05 February 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025