Phycastrum cristatum Nägeli 1849
Publication Details
Phycastrum cristatum Nägeli 1849: 127, pl. VIII: C, fig. 1
Published in: Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.
Request PDFPublication date: before July 1849
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurastrum cristatum (Nägeli) W.Archer.
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Zürich; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crested.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 February 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 April 2024
