Tetradesmus acuminatus C.-C.Jao & Z.-Y.Hu 1992
Publication Details
Tetradesmus acuminatus C.-C.Jao & Z.-Y.Hu 1992: 378, fig. 2
Published in: Hu, Z.-Y. (1992). Two new species of Tetradesmus (Chlorococcales) from China. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 16(4): 377-378, 2 figs.
Publication date: "Dec. 1992"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tetradesmus is Tetradesmus wisconsinensis G.M.Smith.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: "in luca Tie-suo-Tan in Provincia Hubei, IV: 13, 1855" [China]; (Hu 1992: 378) Notes: "Typus: HP6118; iconotypus in Herb. in Herb. Inst. Hydrobiol., Acad Sinica conservatus."
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 September 2016 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 September 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2024