Vicicitus F.H.Chang, 2012: 409
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Dictyochophyceae
Order Dictyochales
Family Dictyochaceae
Holotype species: Vicicitus globosus (Y.Hara & Chihara) F.H.Chang
Original publication and holotype designation:Chang, M.H., Mcveagh, M., Gall, M. & Smith, P. (2012). Chattonella globosa is a member of Dictyophyceae: reassignment to Vicicitus gen. nov., based on molecular phylogeny, pigment composition, morphology and life hidstory. Phycologia 51(4): 403-420.
Taxonomic status: currently recognized as a distinct genus.
Numbers of names and species: There is only one species or infraspecific name in the database at present, which has 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):
Vicicitus globosus (Y.Hara & Chihara) F.H.Chang C - type
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=51381
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Wendy 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 23 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:110278
