Stichococcus bacillaris Nägeli 1849

Publication Details
Stichococcus bacillaris Nägeli 1849: 76

Published in: Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.

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Publication date: before July 1849

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Stichococcus.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Zurich, Switzerland ; (Burrows 1991: 46) Lectotype: original illustration (Nägeli, 1849, Tab. IV G), in the absence of original material (Burrows 1991: 46) ;

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarinebrackish species.

Habitat
Subaerial: Botany Laboratory, Univ. of Basel (Karsten et al., 2005: 560).l

Created: 05 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 November 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Pröschold & Darienko (2020: 132) consider "Protococcus bacillaris Nägeli ex Kützing 1849, Sp. Alg.: 198" to be the basionym of Stichococcus bacillaris Nägeli, 1849; however, Nägeli (1849) appears to have been published prior to July 1849 and Kützing (1849) appeared on 23-24 July 1849. Thus, there is good evidence to believe that Stichococcus bacillaris Nägeli has priority over Protococcus bacillaris Nägeli ex Kützing, even though they represent the same taxonomic entity. This is also implied by the ING entry. - (06 May 2020) - M.D. Guiry

Distributional note
A very common terrestrial alga, with cosmopolitan distribution (Ettl & Gärtner 1995). Occurring on a wide range of substrata, such as soil, stone walls, roofing tiles, tree trunks, glass, polythene and plastic; sometimes free-floating in small water bodies such as bird baths (John 2002). Never occurring in typically marine habitats, although present on moist banks anbd woodwork on the shores and in estuaries (Burrows 1991). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Caves (Czerwik-Marcinkowska & Mrozinska 2011). - (18 May 2020) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 April 2025

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