Bolbocoleon endophytum M.Möbius 1892
Current name:
Phaeophila endophyta (M.Möbius) R.Nielsen
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; water garden, Lugol's, 400x, DIC - 26 May 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Bolbocoleon endophytum M.Möbius 1892: 1292, 1293, figs 1-10 (as 'Bolbocoleon (?) endophytum.')
Published in: Möbius, M. (1892). Conspectus algarum endophytarum. Notarisia 6: 1221-1304, 10 figs. [in Latin]
Publication date: 1892
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bolbocoleon is Bolbocoleon piliferum Pringsheim.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phaeophila endophyta (M.Möbius) R.Nielsen.
Source of Synonymy
Nielsen, R. (1972). A study of the shell-boring marine algae around the Danish Island Læsø. Botanisk Tidsskrift 67: 245-269, 5 figs, 3 plates.
Type Information
Type locality: "in piscinis horti botanici Heidelbergensis libere natantis" [swimming freely in the pool of the botanical garden of Heidelberg] ; (Möbius 1892: 1292) Type: November 1890; endophyte in Cladophora; (Möbius 1892: 1293)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 June 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024