Chlorococcum polymorphum Bischoff & H.C.Bold 1963
Publication Details
Chlorococcum polymorphum Bischoff & H.C.Bold 1963: 22, figs 14-22, 92-98
Published in: Bischoff, H.W. & Bold, H.C. (1963). Phycological studies IV. Some soil algae from Enchanted Rock and related algal species. University of Texas Publication 6318: [1]-95, 145 figs.
Request PDFPublication date: September 15 1963
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chlorococcum is Chlorococcum infusionum (Schrank) Meneghini.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Apodochloris polymorpha (Bischoff & H.C.Bold) Komárek.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. (1979). Änderungen in der Taxonomie der Chlorokokkalalgen. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Suppl. 56 (Algological Studies) 24: 239-263, 9 figs, 4 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Enchanted Rock, llano Co., Texas; (INA 1996) Notes: UTEX 1242 (Watanabe & Lewis, 2017).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 June 2025
