Kentrosphaera austriaca Puncochárová 1992
Publication Details
Kentrosphaera austriaca Puncochárová 1992: 237, figs 7, 8
Published in: Puncochárová, M. (1992). A taxonomic study of four Kentrosphaera strains. Archiv für Protistenkunde 141: 225-241.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Kentrosphaera is Kentrosphaera facciolaae Borzì.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scotinosphaera austriaca (Puncochárová) Wujek & R.H.Thompson.
Source of Synonymy
Wujek, D.E. & Thompson, R.H. (2005). Endophytic unicellular chlorophytes: a review of Chlorochytrium and Scotinosphaera. Phycologia 44: 254-260.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 March 2018
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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 03 July 2025