Oocystis lacustris Chodat 1897

Publication Details
Oocystis lacustris Chodat 1897: 119

Published in: Chodat, R. (1897). Algues pélagiques nouvelles. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 5: 119-120.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Oocystis is Oocystis naegelii A.Braun.

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

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Assez répandu dans le lac de Genève, d'Annecy, etc."; (Chodat 1897: 120)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), inhabiting lakes (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 July 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Chodat (1897: 119) refers to plates in another publication. - (12 August 2015) - M.D. Guiry

Habitat note
In moderately nutrient-rich (mesotrophic) lakes where it occurs in the plankton or amongst moss and associated with other surfaces (John & Tsarenko 2002). - (07 July 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2025

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