Ourococcus bicaudatus (A.Braun) Grobéty 1909
Current name:
Keratococcus bicaudatus (A.Braun ex Rabenhorst) J.B.Petersen
On Trentepohlia, Yelvertoft churchyard, Northamptonshire, UK - 11 December 2013. C.F. Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Ourococcus bicaudatus (A.Braun) Grobéty 1909: 357, one fig with 9 illus.
Published in: Grobéty, A.-E. (1909). Ourococcus bicaudatus (A. Braun) Grob. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Genève, 2me série 1: 357-358, 1 fig.
Request PDFPublication date: 31 Dec 1909
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Ourococcus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Keratococcus bicaudatus (A.Braun ex Rabenhorst) J.B.Petersen.
Source of Synonymy
Petersen, J.B. (1928). The aërial algae of Iceland. In: The botany of Iceland. Vol. II. Part II.. (Rosenvinge, L.K. & Warming, E. Eds), pp. 328-447. Copenhagen & London: Wheldon and Wesley.
Basionym
Dactylococcus bicaudatus A.Braun ex Rabenhorst
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), bicaudate, i.e., ending with two tail-like appendages.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024
