Keratococcus dissociatus (P.A.Verses & F.R.Trainor) H.Ettl & G.Gärtner 1995

Publication Details
Keratococcus dissociatus (P.A.Verses & F.R.Trainor) H.Ettl & G.Gärtner 1995: 429

Published in: Ettl, H. & Gärtner, G. (1995). Syllabus der Boden-, Luft- und Flechtenalgen. pp. i-vii, 1-721. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Keratococcus is Keratococcus bicaudatus (A.Braun ex Rabenhorst) J.B.Petersen.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tetradesmus dissociatus (P.A.Verses & F.R.Trainor) M.J.Wynne.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. & Hallan, J.K. (2016 '2015'). Reinstatement of Tetradesmus G. M. Smith (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyta). Feddes Repertorium 126: 83-86.

Basionym
Dactylococcus dissociatus P.A.Verses & F.R.Trainor

Type Information
Type locality: Storrs, Connecticut; (Verses & Trainor 1966: 79) Holotype: October 1958; cornfield soil; (Verses & Trainor 1966: 79)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 February 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025