Lepocinclis capitata Playfair 1921
Publication Details
Lepocinclis capitata Playfair 1921: 128, pl. 6: figs 5, 6
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1921). Australian freshwater flagellates. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 46: 99-146.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lepocinclis is Lepocinclis globulus Perty.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lepocinclis marssonii Lemmermann.
Type Information
Type locality: Botany; Botanic Gardens, Sydney; Lismore [New South Wales]; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 June 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024