Pediastrum boryanum var. pseudoglabrum Parra Barrientos 1979

Publication Details
Pediastrum boryanum var. pseudoglabrum Parra Barrientos 1979: 75, pl. 20

Published in: Parra Barrientos, O.O. (1979). Revision der Gattung Pediastrum Meyen (Chlorophyta). Bibliotheca Phycologica 48: 1-183.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pediastrum is Pediastrum duplex Meyen.

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Source of Synonymy
Nielsen, H. (2000). Morphometric analysis of cell wall sculpture in seven infraspecific taxa of Pediastrun boryanum (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyta) and its taxonomic implications. Phycologia 39: 36-49.

Type Information
Type locality: Near Paris; (INA 1996) Holotype (permanent preparation): Bourrelly; P; 251 (B) (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 March 2014

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Taxonomic note
Nielsen (2000) notes that the varieties var. pseudoglabrum Parra and var. forcipatum (Corda) Chodat can be recognized by cell wall sculpture alone. - (07 January 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025