Chrysocapsa epiphytica J.W.G.Lund 1949
Current name:
Chrysocapsa epiphytica J.W.G.Lund
Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, UK. - 15 August 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Chrysocapsa epiphytica J.W.G.Lund 1949: 456, figs 2, 3
Published in: Lund, J.W.G. (1949). New or rare British Chrysophyceae. I. New Phytologist 48: 453-460.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chrysocapsa is Chrysocapsa planktonica Pascher.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Blelham Beck, near Congo Bay, Lake Windermere, England.; (Lund 1949: 456) Notes: "Type material and photographs taken by Dr H. M. Canter of C. epiphytica are lodged with the Freshwater Biological Association."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 January 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 March 2025
