Keratococcus saxatilis (Komárková-Legnerová) Hindák 1977
Publication Details
Keratococcus saxatilis (Komárková-Legnerová) Hindák 1977: 124
Published in: Hindák, F. (1977). Studies on the chlorococcal algae (Chlorophyceae). I. Biologicke Práce 23: 1-192.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Keratococcus is Keratococcus bicaudatus (A.Braun ex Rabenhorst) J.B.Petersen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Monoraphidium saxatile Komárková-Legnerová.
Basionym
Monoraphidium saxatile Komárková-Legnerová
Type Information
Type locality: Trebon [Czech Republic] ; (Komárková-Legnerová 1969: 102) Notes: "Type. Culture Legn[erová] 1964/1, deposited in the Collection of autotrophic organisms of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. The same material preserved by Formalin in the Herbarium of Faculty of Sciences of Charles' University, Praha."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found growing among rocks.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 September 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
