Pediastrum caudatum Braun 1855
Publication Details
Pediastrum caudatum Braun 1855: 101
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
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), caudate, i.e., ending with a tail-like appendage (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 July 2023
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024