Murracystis fusiformis (C.W.Thomson) Haeckel 1890
Publication Details
Murracystis fusiformis (C.W.Thomson) Haeckel 1890: 261 adnot.
Published in: Haeckel E. (1890). Plankton Studien. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 25: 232-336.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Murracystis is Pyrocystis fusiformis C.W.Thomson.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pyrocystis fusiformis C.W.Thomson.
Basionym
Pyrocystis fusiformis C.W.Thomson
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), fusiform; swollen at the middle and tapering to each end like a spindle; narrowly ellipsoid (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 April 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 September 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
