Pyrocystis noctiluca Murray ex Haeckel 1890
Publication Details
Pyrocystis noctiluca Murray ex Haeckel 1890: 30, adnot.
Published in: Haeckel E. (1890). Plankton Studien: Vergleichende Untersuchungen über die Bedeutung und Zusammensetzung der pelagischen Fauna und Flora. pp. i-viii, 1-105. Jena: Verlag von Gustav Fischer.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pyrocystis is Pyrocystis pseudonoctiluca Wyville-Thompson.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pyrocystis pseudonoctiluca Wyville-Thompson.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 June 2014
Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.
Nomenclatural note
Decription given a footnote by Haeckel is one word "kugelig" [spherical], which can hardly be sufficient to validate the name. - (10 June 2014) - M.D. Guiry
Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=51852
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
