Pediastrum forcipatum (Corda) A.Braun 1855
Publication Details
Pediastrum forcipatum (Corda) A.Braun 1855: 86
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.
Request PDFType 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 boryanum var. forcipatum (Corda) Chodat.
Basionym
Euastrum forcipatum Corda
Type Information
Type locality: Czech Republic: Reichenberg [Liberec]; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Corda 1839, pl. II, fig. 7 (LT designated by Parra 1979: 74): Corda; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Epitype (designated by Lanarczyk in Lenarczyk, 2020: 1572): KRAM A-21.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
