Tetracoccus botryoides West 1892
Publication Details
Tetracoccus botryoides West 1892: 735, pl. X [10]: figs 43-48
Published in: West, W. (1892). Algae of the English Lake District. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, London 1892: 713-748, pls IX, X [= 64 figs].
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This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Tetracoccus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Westella botryoides (West) De Wildeman.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2002). Order Chlorococcales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 327-409. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Information
Type locality: Lake District: Bowness; (INA 1996)
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
