Dictyococcus minor (Schmidle) Petrová ex Vischer 1936
Publication Details
Dictyococcus minor (Schmidle) Petrová ex Vischer 1936: 403
Published in: Vischer, W. (1936). Über Heterokonten und heterokontenahnliche Grualgen (Bumilleriopsis, Heterothrix, Heterococcus, Dictyococcus, Muriella). Berichte der Schweizerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft 45: 372-410.
Publication date: 1936
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dictyococcus is Dictyococcus varians Gerneck.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bracteacoccus minor (Schmidle ex Chodat) Petrová.
Basionym
Botrydiopsis minor Schmidle ex Chodat
Type Information
no locality cited; cultures; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smaller, inferior, lesser (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 March 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Name first introduced by Petrová (1931:227), but wasinvalid: alternative names [INA]; validated by Vischer (1936: 403). - (06 April 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025