Zygoceros mobiliensis Bailey 1851

Publication Details
Zygoceros mobiliensis Bailey 1851: 40, pl. 2: figs 34-35 (as 'Zygozeros [sic] (Denticella?) mobilensis')

Published in: Bailey, J.W. (1851). Microscopical observations made in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 2(8): 1-48, 3 plates.

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Publication date: 1851

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zygoceros is Zygoceros rhombus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trieres mobiliensis (Bailey) Ashworth & E.C.Theriot.

Source of Synonymy
Ashworth, M.P., Nakov, T. & Theriot, E.C. (2013). Revisiting Ross and Sims (1971); toward a molecular phylogeny of the Biddulphiaceae and Eupodiscaceae (Bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology 49(6): 1207-1222.

Type Information
Type locality: USA: Alabama: Mobile Bay; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 January 2019

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Nomenclatural note
This name was introduced on p. 6 of the same publication as 'Odontella Mobiliensis' but without a description,. - (10 January 2019) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025