Pila bibractensis C.E.Bertrand & Renault 1892
Publication Details
Pila bibractensis C.E.Bertrand & Renault 1892: 159
Published in: Bertrand, C.E. & Renault, B. (1892). Pila bibractensis et le boghead d'Autun. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle d'Autun 5: 159-253.
Request PDFPublication date: 1892
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pila.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Botryococcus braunii Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
El Atfy, H., Bomfleur, B. & Kerp, H. (2024). Botryococcus: exceptionally well-preserved fossil examples of a tiny colonial green alga. PalZ 98(3): 391-393, 1 figure.
Fossil
Described as a fossil, but extant.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 October 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
