Trochiscia rotunda (Pouchet) Lemmermann 1903
Publication Details
Trochiscia rotunda (Pouchet) Lemmermann 1903: 349
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1903). Das Phytoplankton des Meeres. II. Beitrag. Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 17(Heft II): 341-418.
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 Pterosperma rotundum Pouchet.
Source of Synonymy
Parke, M., Boalch, G.T., Jowett, R. & Harbour, D.S. (1978). The genus Pterosperma (Prasinophyceae): species with a single equatorial ala.. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 58: 239-276, 2 figs, 1 table, 14 pls [I-XIV].
Basionym
Pterosperma rotundum Pouchet
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 April 2021 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025