Ophiocytium capitatum var. longispinum (Möbius) Lemmermann 1899
Publication Details
Ophiocytium capitatum var. longispinum (Möbius) Lemmermann 1899: 32, pl. IV [4]: fig 21-25 (as 'longispina')
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1899). Das Genus Ophiocytium Naegeli. Hedwigia 38: 21-38, 4 text-figs; pls III, IV.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ophiocytium is Ophiocytium apiculatum Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ophiocytium cuspidatum var. longispinum (Möbius) Lemmermann.
Basionym
Reinschiella longispina Möbius
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Tümpel bei Burpengary, Brisbane. November 1892. Port Curtis District. Mai und Juni 1892."; (Möbius 1894: 331)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
