Nannochloris oculata Droop 1955
Publication Details
Nannochloris oculata Droop 1955: 235, figs 1-6
Published in: Droop, M.R. (1955). Some new supra-littoral protista. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 34: 233-245.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nannochloropsis oculata (Droop) D.J.Hibberd.
Source of Synonymy
Hibberd, D.J. (1981). Notes on the taxonomy and nomenclature of the algal classes Eustigmatophyceae and Tribophyceae (synonym Xanthophyceae). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 82: 93-119, 17 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: Cumbrae: Firth of Clyde; (Droop 1955: 235) Type: [in low salinity brackish rock pools on basalt]; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with an eye.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
