Gongrosira codiolifera Chodat 1898

Publication Details
Gongrosira codiolifera Chodat 1898: 443, figs 7, 8

Published in: Chodat, R. (1898). Sur les algues perforantes d'eau douce. Études de biologie lacustre. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 6: 431-476.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gongrosira is Gongrosira sclerococcus Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gomontia codiolifera (Chodat) Wille.

Source of Synonymy
Wille, N. (1909). Conjugatae und Chlorophyceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien ... Nachträge zum I. Teil, Abteilung 2 über die Jahre 1890 bis 1910. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 1-96. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2013 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 March 2018

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Habitat note
Freshwater, on submerged limestone rocks in streams, rivers and lakes. - (16 March 2018) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025