Palmodactylon varium Nägeli 1849

Publication Details
Palmodactylon varium Nägeli 1849: 70, pl. II B [2 b]: fig. 1

Published in: Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.

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Publication date: before July 1849

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Palmodactylon.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Palmodictyon varium (Nägeli) Lemmermann.

Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2002). Order Chlorococcales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 327-409. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), diverse.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 December 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Palmodactylon varium Nägeli ex Kützing (1849, 234 late July); Nägeli (1849) probably appeared before July 1849. - (20 November 2018) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 June 2025

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