Hassallia ocellata (Dillwyn) Hassall, nom. inval. 1845
Publication Details
Hassallia ocellata (Dillwyn) Hassall, nom. inval. 1845: 231
Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1845). A history of the British freshwater algae, including descriptions of the Desmideae and Diatomaceae. With upwards of one hundred plates, illustrating the various species. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, [i]-462, [ i , err.]. London, Edinburgh, Paris & Leipzig: S. Highley, H. Baillière; Sunderland & Knox; J.B. Baillière; T.O. Weigel.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hassallia is Hassallia byssoidea Hassall ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scytonema ocellatum Lyngbye ex Bornet & Flahault.
Basionym
Conferva ocellata Dillwyn
Type Information
Town Hill Common, near Southampton; (Index Nominum Algarum)Joseph Woods; bog; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), marked with two-coloured spots, having the centre of one colour surrounded by a broad ring of another (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 August 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
