Rhopalocystis oleifera Schussnig 1955
Publication Details
Rhopalocystis oleifera Schussnig 1955: 444, figs 1-3
Published in: Schussnig, B. (1955). Eine neue Protococcalen-Gattung. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 102: 444-459.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Rhopalocystis.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coleochlamys oleifera (Schussnig) Fott.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany [probably Jena - INA]; (Schussnig 1955: 458) Lectotype: micrograph 6 of a single cell of a single cell showing the charactersitic S-shape of the cell in pl. 1 in Shussnig (1955): Epitype: SAG 6.90 (cryopreseved); figs 11, 12 (epitype) (Barcyte & al. 2021: 146) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Barcyte & al. 2021: [12]) "micrograph 6 of a single cell showing the characteristic S-shape of the cell in pl. 1 in Schussnig (1955). Epitype (designated by Barcyte & al. 2021: [12]) "Designated here to support the lectotype. Strain SAG
6.90 permanently cryopreserved in a metabolically inactive state at the Culture Collection of Algae at Göttingen University (SAG). Figs 11, 12 show epitype morphology."
Created: 22 April 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 24 May 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024
