Gloeocystis confluens (Kützing) P.Richter 1886
Current name:
Coccomyxa confluens (Kützing) Fott
Dark field squash. Lichenised form in Lichenomphalia umbellifera prox. Lickeen Wood, Co Kerry, Ireland.On bryophytes. - 26 June 2013. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Gloeocystis confluens (Kützing) P.Richter 1886: no. 81b
Published in: Hauck, F. & Richter, P. (1885-1896). Phykotheka universalis. Fasc. I-XV. pp. no. 1-750. Leipzig.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gloeocystis is Gloeocystis vesiculosa Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coccomyxa confluens (Kützing) Fott.
Source of Synonymy
Fott, B. (1974). Taxonomie der palmelloiden Chlorococcales (Familie Palmogloeaceae). Preslia 46: 1-31.
Basionym
Gloeocapsa confluens Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), confluent, running together, blending into one (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 10 February 2020 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 10 February 2020
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 December 2024
