Phacus asymmetricus Prescott, nom. illeg. 1944

Publication Details
Phacus asymmetricus Prescott, nom. illeg. 1944: 366, pl. 3: fig. 32

Published in: Prescott, G.W. (1944). New species and varieties of Wisconsin algae. Farlowia 1(3): 347-385, 5 pls.

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Publication date: "January 1944" 15 May 1944 [INA]

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phacus is Phacus longicauda (Ehrenberg) Dujardin.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phacus gibbosus Huber-Pestalozzi.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.

Type Information
Type locality: Roadside fosse near Shell Lake, Washburn County, Wisconsin, U.S.A.; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 27 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 25 February 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Phacus asymmetricus Sokoloff, 1933. - (25 February 2022) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025

 
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