Quadricoccus Fott, 1948

Lectotype species: Quadricoccus verrucosus Fott

Original publication: Fott, B. (1948). Taxonomical studies on Chlorococcales. II. Studia Botanica Cechoslovaca 9: 6-17.

Type designated in: Krienitz, L. & Bock, C. (2011). Elongatocystis ecballocystiformis gen. et comb. nov., and some reflections on systematics of Oocystaceae (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Fottea 11(2): 271-278.

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Description: Thalli spherical to irregular, microscopic colonies to 30 µm diameter, with 4-16 to 64 cells embedded in structureless mucilage. Cells ovoid, 5-12 µm in length with smooth or granular cell walls. Cells uninucleate with single parietal chloroplast in mid portion of cell and single pyrenoid. Asexual reproduction by autospores, 2 or mostly 4 per mother cell, released by longitudinal rupture of parental cell wall and remaining attached by the ends or mid portions of cells to wall remains. Flagellated stages and sexual reproduction unknown. Quadricoccus planktonic, common in rivers, fish ponds and lakes; reported from Europe and North America.

Information contributed by: F. Hindák & D. Garbary. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2014-09-03 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Krienitz, L. & Bock, C. (2011). Elongatocystis ecballocystiformis gen. et comb. nov., and some reflections on systematics of Oocystaceae (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Fottea 11(2): 271-278.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024