Pseudodictyosphaerium scoticum Hindák 1988
Publication Details
Pseudodictyosphaerium scoticum Hindák 1988: 82, pl. 25: fig. 3; pl. 27 [iconotype pl. 27: fig. i]
Published in: Hindák, F. (1988). Studies on the chlorococcal algae (Chlorophyceae). IV. Biologické Práce 34(1/2): 1-264.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudodictyosphaerium is Pseudodictyosphaerium fluviatile (Hindák) Hindák.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mychonastes scoticus (Hindák) Krienitz, C.Bock, Dadheech & Proschold .
Source of Synonymy
Krienitz, L., Bock, C., Dadheech, P.K. & Proschold, T. (2011). Taxonomic reassessment of the genus Mychonastes (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) including the description of eight new species. Phycologia 50(1): 89-106.
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: Loch Lomond; (INA 1996) Iconotypus: pl. 27: fig i: ix 1984; plankton; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 June 2025