Distigmopsis Hollande, 1942
Holotype species: Distigmopsis grassei Hollande
Currently accepted name for the type species: Distigma grassei (Holland) Bourrelly
Description: Small (10 _m), colorless, osmotrophic cell; like a tiny Distigma but said to have a "leucostigma". Considered synonymous with Distigma by Bourrelly (1970) and Starmach (1983); kept separate by Huber-Pestalozzi (1955) and Leedale (1967), probably mistakenly. Isolated from horse dung, possibly parasitic. Small (10 _m), colorless, osmotrophic cell; like a tiny Distigma but said to have a "leucostigma". Considered synonymous with Distigma by Bourrelly (1970) and Starmach (1983); kept separate by Huber-Pestalozzi (1955) and Leedale (1967), probably mistakenly. Isolated from horse dung, possibly parasitic.
Information kindly contributed by G.F. Leedale but may now be outdated.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of .
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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 May 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 June 2025
