Microcoryne ocellata Strömfelt 1888
Publication Details
Microcoryne ocellata Strömfelt 1888: 382, pl. 3: figs 2, 3
Published in: Strömfelt, H.F.G. (1888). Algae novae quas ad litora Scandinaviae indagavit. Notarisia 9: 381-384, 1 table.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Microcoryne.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Kristineber, Bahusiae Chordae Filo insidens [Kristineberg, Bohus, Sweden, on Chorda filum]; (Strömfelt 1888: 382) Type: S?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), marked with two-coloured spots, having the centre of one colour surrounded by a broad ring of another (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 October 2024
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Taxonomic notes
John et al. (2004) cite Leathesia kuetzingii Hauck as a synonym of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
"Fletcher (1987: 146) based the description of
Mycrocorine ocellata only on specimens held in
some English Herbaria. However, only the
smallest thalli illustrated in fig. 26/A correspond
to Strömfelt's species, while all others appear
significantly different from Strömfelt's species
and could belong to a different taxon. In fact,
specimens 1-2(-3) time forked illustrated in the
same figure seem compressed (cylindrical or
slightly club-shaped in Strömfelt's species).
Moreover, assimilatory filaments illustrated in
fig. 26 (D-E) are curved, 14-16 cells long with
the proximal 2-3-4 cells cylindrical and the remaining
elliptical, frequently asymmetrically
swollen (straight or slightly curved, cylindrical
or slightly club-shaped, with sub-cylindrical
cells in Strömfelt's description)." (Cormaci et al. 2012: 178). - (27 August 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025
