Phaeococcus paludosus West & G.S.West 1903
Publication Details
Phaeococcus paludosus West & G.S.West 1903: 34
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1903). Notes on freshwater algae III. Journal of Botany, London 41: 32-41, 74-82, plates 446-448.
Request PDFPublication date: March 1903
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phaeococcus is Phaeococcus clementii (Meneghini) Borzì.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chrysocapsa paludosa (West & G.S.West) Pascher.
Source of Synonymy
Andersen, R.A. (2007). Molecular systematics of the Chrysophyceae and Synurophyceae. In: Unravelling the algae: the past, present, and future of algal systematics. The Systematics Association Special Volume Series, 75. (Brodie, J. & Lewis, J. Eds), pp. 285-313. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), boggy, marshy (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 17 October 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
