Dictyocystis Lagerheim, 1890: 83
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Chlamydomonadales
Family Dictyosphaeriaceae
Holotype species: Dictyocystis hitchcockii (Wolle) Lagerheim
Currently accepted name for the type species: Cosmocladium hitchcockii (Wolle) G.M.Smith
Taxonomic status: currently regarded as a synonym of Cosmocladium.
Numbers of names and species: There is only one species or infraspecific name in the database at present.
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):
Dictyocystis hitchcockii (Wolle) Lagerheim S - type
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=51343
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Michael 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 19 June 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:109913
