Pleurocladia lacustris A.Braun 1855
Current name:
Pleurocladia lacustris A.Braun
Microscopic view of Pleurocladia lacustris that has been squashed to show filament arrangement. Hyaline hairs visible projecting outwards from the filaments. Collected 7 July, 2005 Atwater 10 m depth, North of Milwaukee, WI, USA. Photograph: Olympu - 07 July 2005. Erica Young (ebyoung@uwm.edu)
Publication Details
Pleurocladia lacustris A.Braun 1855: 80
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
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurocladia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Tegeler See; (Athanasiadis 1996: 140)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), inhabiting lakes (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 01 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 July 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
