Pseudokephyrion attenuatum Hilliard 1966
Publication Details
Pseudokephyrion attenuatum Hilliard 1966: 563, fig. 1 K; pl. I[1]: fig. 2
Published in: Hilliard, D.K. (1966). Studies on chrysophyceae from some ponds and lakes in Alaska. V. Notes on the taxonomy and occurrence of phytoplankton in an Alaskan Pond. Hydrobiologia 28: 553-576.
Publication date: "December 1966"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudokephyrion is Pseudokephyrion undulatum (G.A.Klebs) Pascher.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dinobryon attenuatum (Hilliard) Hilliard.
Type Information
Type locality: "Typus die 26. Julii 1960 in stagno II dicto prope oppidum alascanum Anchorage lectus, in Museo Botanico Hauniensi depositus." [Anchorage, Alaska, USA]; (Hilliard 1966: 563)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), attenuate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 August 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024