Botryococcus protuberans West & G.S.West 1905
Current name:
Botryococcus protuberans West & G.S.West
Collected by Ingrid Jüttner, Lough Cluain, Galway, Ireland. - 15 February 2013. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Botryococcus protuberans West & G.S.West 1905: 507, pl. IV [4]: no. 4; pl. VI [6]: figs 8, 9
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1905). Further contribution to freshwater plankton of the Scottish lochs. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 41: 477-518.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Botryococcus is Botryococcus braunii Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: Loch Fadaghoda, Lewis, Outer Hebridies; (West & West 1905: 507)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), bulging, swollen (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 July 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
