Mischococcus confervicola Nägeli 1849

Publication Details
Mischococcus confervicola Nägeli 1849: 80

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 Mischococcus.

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

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), based upon the old generic name Conferva & the Latin, colo (I inhabit).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 16 August 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Mycothamnion confervicola Kützing, 1843 was cited with a question mark (INA) and appears to be a fungus. Most authors treat Nägeli's name as a new name. - (11 January 2016) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025

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