Dimorphococcus fritschii Crow 1923
Publication Details
Dimorphococcus fritschii Crow 1923: 144, fig. 1 (as 'Fritschii')
Published in: Crow, W.B. (1923). Dimorphococcus Fritschii, a new colonial protophyte from Ceylon.. Annals of Botany 37(145): 141-145, 1 fig.
Request PDFPublication date: "January 1923"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dimorphococcus is Dimorphococcus lunatus A.Braun.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dimorphococcopsis fritschii (Crow) C.-C.Jao.
Source of Synonymy
Jao, C.-C. (1959). On the systematic position of Dimorphococcus A.Br. and Westella De Wild. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica 1959(4): 395-398, no fig..
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Tank Borlasgama, near Colombo, 8th November; tank at Kekunadure, about five miles from Matara, 8th September; canal leading from river to lake, near Bentottle, 6th September; Lake Madampe at Ambalangodda, near the sea, 13th September; lake at Panadure, 16th September." [Sri Lanka, all collected by F.E. Fritsch in 1903]; (Crow 1923: 141)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 February 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
