Oocystis apiculata West 1893
Publication Details
Oocystis apiculata West 1893: 99, pl. 33: figs 7, 8
Published in: West, W. (1893). Notes on Scotch freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 31: 97-104.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Oocystis is Oocystis naegelii A.Braun.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Orkney Is.: E. Naylor; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024