Siderocystopsis Swale, 1964: 313
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Trebouxiophyceae
Order Chlorellales
Family Oocystaceae
Holotype species: Siderocystopsis punctifera (Bolochonzew) Hegewald & Schnepf
Original publication and holotype designation:Swale, E.M.F. (1964). Notes on Siderocystopsis fusca (Korshikov) nov. comb. (Siderocystis fusca Korshikov) in culture. British Phycological Bulletin 2: 313-316, 1 fig.
Taxonomic status: currently recognized as a distinct genus.
Numbers of names and species: There are 3 species (and infraspecific) names in the database at present, of which 2 have been flagged as currently accepted taxonomically.
Names: ('C' indicates a name that is currently accepted taxonomically; 'S' a homotypic or heterotypic synonym; 'U' indicates a name of uncertain taxonomic status, but which has been subjected to some verification nomenclaturally; 'P' indicates a preliminary AlgaeBase entry that has not been subjected to any kind of verification. For more information on a species click on it to activate a link to the Species database):
Siderocystopsis fusca (Korshikov) Swale S
Siderocystopsis irregularis (Hindák) Hindák C
Siderocystopsis punctifera (Bolochonzew) Hegewald & Schnepf C - type
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=44277
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:100528
