Oocystis ovalis (W.B.Turner) West & G.S.West ex Playfair 1916
Publication Details
Oocystis ovalis (W.B.Turner) West & G.S.West ex Playfair 1916: 136
Published in: Playfair, G.J. (1916). Oocystis and Eremosphaera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 41: 117-147.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Oocystis is Oocystis naegelii A.Braun.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neglectella ovalis (W.B.Turner) Vodenicarov.
Basionym
Cylindrocystis ovalis W.B.Turner
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024