Pediastrum cornutum (Raciborski) O.V.Troitskaya 1933
Publication Details
Pediastrum cornutum (Raciborski) O.V.Troitskaya 1933: 146
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 Pseudopediastrum cornutum (Raciborski) Lenarczyk.
Basionym
Pediastrum duplex var. cornutum Raciborski
Type Information
Type locality: Poland (Debno ["Neodami Brandeburgia"] (=LT) and near Krakow); Germany (Dresden); (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Rabenhorst, Algen Europa's no. 464 (LT designated by Parra, Bibl. Phycol. 48: 77. 1979): Itzigsohn, Rothe; Rabenhorst, Algen Europa's no. 464; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Epitype (designated by Lenarczyk in Lenarczyk et al., 2020: 1572): KRAM A-20.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horned.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 August 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024