Oocystis minuta Guillard, Bold & MacEntee 1975
Publication Details
Oocystis minuta Guillard, Bold & MacEntee 1975: 21, 22, figs 17-20
Published in: Guillard, R.R.L., Bold, H.C. & MacEntee, F.J. (1975). Four new unicellular chlorophycean algae fron mixohaline habitats. Phycologia 14: 13-24, 26 figs, 3 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Oocystis is Oocystis naegelii A.Braun.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ecdysichlamys minuta (Guillard, Bold & MacEntee) Komárek & Comas.
Type Information
Type locality: Oyster Pond, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; (Guillard, Bold & MacEntee 1975: 14, 22) Type: R. Guillard; 6 June 1956; F; (Guillard, Bold & MacEntee 1975: 14, 22) Notes: Clone 1-15. Culture in Culture Collection of Algae, Indiana Univ.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small; minute (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 December 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
