Nannochloris oculata Droop 1955
Publication Details
Nannochloris oculata Droop 1955: 235, figs 1-6
Published in: Droop, M.R. (1955). Some new supra-littoral protista. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 34: 233-245.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nannochloropsis oculata (Droop) D.J.Hibberd.
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: Cumbrae: Firth of Clyde; (Droop 1955: 235) Type: [in low salinity brackish rock pools on basalt]; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with an eye.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
