Chrysococcus furcatus K.H.Nicholls 1981
Publication Details
Chrysococcus furcatus K.H.Nicholls 1981: 18, figs 1-15
Published in: Nicholls, K.H. (1981). Chrysococcus furcatus (Dolg.) comb. nov.: a new name for Chrysastrella furcata (Dolg.) Defl. based on the discovery of the vegetative stage. Phycologia 20: 16-21, 16 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chrysococcus is Chrysococcus rufescens Klebs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), forked, furcate (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 November 2024
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Nomenclatural note
"This species was described as a member of euglenoids under the name Trachelomonas furcata Dolgoff based on the empty loricae [21]. Woronichin [22] pointed out that this species is a chrysophycean cyst. Later, Deflandre transferred it into a cyst genus Chrysastrella Chodat under the name Chrysastrella furcata (Dolgoff) Deflandre [23]. In 1981, Nicholls discovered a vegetative stage of this species and redefined it as Chrysococcus furcatus [24]. Although Nicholls stated that he proposed a new combination, he provided a Latin description and designated his material from West Twin Lake, Ontario, Canada as a holotype [24]. Whereas, according to Art. 7.3 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, a new combination is typified by the type of the basionym [25]. Therefore, Chrysococcus furcatus should be treated as a new species described by Nicholls, and the correct author citation should be Chrysococcus furcatus K.H. Nicholls, not C. furcatus (Dolgoff) K.H. Nicholls." (Kapustin 2024: 8). - (05 November 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
