Pediastrum gracillimum (West & G.S.West) Thunmark 1945
Current name:
Lacunastrum gracillimum (West & G.S.West) H.A.McManus
Yakima, Washington, USA; golf course, 1000x, DIC - 26 May 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Pediastrum gracillimum (West & G.S.West) Thunmark 1945: 216
Published in: Thunmark, S. (1945). Die Abwasserfrage der Växjö-Seen in hydrobiologischer Beleuchtung. Meddelanden fran Lunds Universitets Limnologiska Institution 4: 1-239.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pediastrum is Pediastrum duplex Meyen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lacunastrum gracillimum (West & G.S.West) H.A.McManus.
Basionym
Pediastrum duplex var. gracillimum West & G.S.West
Type Information
Type locality: America; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very slender (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 July 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
