Bicosoeca acuminata A.Stokes 1885
Publication Details
Bicosoeca acuminata A.Stokes 1885: 123, fig. 3
Published in: Stokes, A.C. (1885). Notices of New Fresh-Water Infusoria.—III. American Monthly Microscopical Journal 6(7): 121-127, 10 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: July 1885
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bicosoeca is Bicosoeca lacustris H.J.Clark.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stokesiella acuminata (A.Stokes) Lemmermann.
Source of Synonymy
Lemmermann, E. (1908). Algen I (Schizophyceen, Flagellaten, Peridineen). Kryptogamenflora der Mark Brandenburg und angrenzender Gebiete 3(3): 305-496, 15 plates.
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 May 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 07 August 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 June 2025
