Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel 1899

Publication Details
Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel 1899: 317

Published in: Scherffel, A. (1899). Phaeocystis globosa n. sp. (Vorläufige Mittheilung). Berichte der Deutschen Botanische Gesellschaft 17: 317-318.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phaeocystis is Phaeocystis pouchetii (Hariot) Lagerheim.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Helgoland; (INA 1996)plankton;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), round like a ball, globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 May 2024

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Distributional note
East Atlantic, 47º37'N, 8º53'W. See also distribution list (Lange et al. 2002). - (13 December 2010) - G.M. Guiry

Usage note
Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025

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