Botryococcus terribilis Komárek & Marvan 1992

Publication Details
Botryococcus terribilis Komárek & Marvan 1992: 92, figs 23, 24

Published in: Komárek, J. & Marvan, P. (1992). Morphological differences in natural populations of the genus Botryococcus (Chlorophyceae). Archiv für Protistenkunde 141: 65-100.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Botryococcus is Botryococcus braunii Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Czechoslovakia: artificial lake Zemplínská sírava; (Komárek & Marvan 1992: 91) Type: Fig. 23a,b,i-k,m: (INA 1996) Notes: Czech Republic (de Queiroz Mendes et al. 2012).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 August 2015

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Usage note
Oil-rich (liquid hydrocarbons) (de Queiroz Mendes et al. 2012). - (30 January 2013) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025