Bracteacoccus terrestris (Kol & Chodat) Starr 1955
Publication Details
Bracteacoccus terrestris (Kol & Chodat) Starr 1955: 65
Published in: Starr, R.C. (1955). A comparative study of Chlorococcum meneghini and other spherical, zoospore-producing genera of the Chlorococcales. Indiana University Publications. Science Series 20: [i]-viii, 1-111, 239 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bracteacoccus is Bracteacoccus aggregatus Tereg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudomuriella engadinensis (Kol & F.Chodat) Fuciková, Rada & L.A.Lewis.
Basionym
Chlorellopsis terrestris Kol & F.Chodat
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Engadin; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing on the ground or soil, as opposed to rocks or trees (Stearn 1973).
Created: 22 April 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 September 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024