Sphaerodictyon reticulatum (Lemmermann) Geitler 1925

Publication Details
Sphaerodictyon reticulatum (Lemmermann) Geitler 1925: 231

Published in: Geitler, L. (1925). Cyanophyceae. In: Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz. Bd 12.. (Pascher, A. Eds), pp. 1-458. Jena: Verlag von Gustav Fischer.

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyanodictyon reticulatum (Lemmermann) Geitler.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999 '1998'). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.

Basionym
Polycystis reticulata Lemmermann

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Dümmer See, Steinhuder Meer [Lower Saxony, Germany]; (Lemmermann 1898: 154)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), reticulate, netted, marked with a network (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 May 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 06 March 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 June 2025

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