Ourococcus multisporus H.W.Bischoff & H.C.Bold 1963
Publication Details
Ourococcus multisporus H.W.Bischoff & H.C.Bold 1963: 42, figs 68, 69, 127-130
Published in: Bischoff, H.W. & Bold, H.C. (1963). Phycological studies IV. Some soil algae from Enchanted Rock and related algal species. University of Texas Publication 6318: [1]-95, 145 figs.
Publication date: September 15 1963
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ourococcus is Ourococcus bicaudatus (A.Braun) Grobéty.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pilidiocystis multispora (H.W.Bischoff & H.C.Bold) H.Ettl & G.Gärtner.
Source of Synonymy
Ettl, H. & Gärtner, G. (1995). Syllabus der Boden-, Luft- und Flechtenalgen. pp. i-vii, 1-721. Stuttgart: Gustav Fischer.
Type Information
Type locality: U.S.A.: Texas: Enchanted Rock, Llano county; (INA 1996) Type: isolated from soil; (INA 1996)
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025