Ophiocytium cuspidatum (Bailey) Rabenhorst 1868
Publication Details
Ophiocytium cuspidatum (Bailey) Rabenhorst 1868: 68
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
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 Spinoclosterium cuspidatum (Bailey) M.Hirano.
Basionym
Closterium cuspidatum Bailey ex Ralfs
Type Information
Type locality: "Worden's Pond, Rhode Island, Bailey" [U.S.A.]; (Ralfs 1848: 219)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pointed.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 November 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 October 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
