Coccomyxa natans (Chodat) Schmidle 1901
Publication Details
Coccomyxa natans (Chodat) Schmidle 1901: 23
Published in: Schmidle, W. (1901). Über drei Algengenera. Berichte der deutschen botanischen Gessellschaft 19: 10-24.
Request PDFPublication date: Feb. 20 1901
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Coccomyxa is Coccomyxa dispar Schmidle.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Planktococcomyxa lacustris (Chodat) Kostikov, Darienko, Lukesová & Hoffmann.
Source of Synonymy
Kostikov, I., Darienko, T., Lukesová, A. & Hoffmann, L. (2002). Revision of the classification system of Radiococcaceae Fott ex Komárek (except the subfamily Dictyochlorelloideae) (Chlorophyta). Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplement 104: 23-58, 5 figures, 2 tables.
Basionym
Dactylococcus natans Chodat
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), swimming, floating on or under the surface of the water (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 June 2023
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025
