Coccomyxa minor Skuja 1948
Publication Details
Coccomyxa minor Skuja 1948: 146, pl. XVI [16]: fig. 23
Published in: Skuja, H. (1948). Taxonomie des Phytoplanktons einiger Seen in Uppland, Schweden. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 9(3): 1-399, 39 pls.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Coccomyxa is Coccomyxa dispar Schmidle.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Choricystis parasitica (K.Brandt) Pröschold & Darienko.
Source of Synonymy
Pröschold, T., Darienko, T., Silva, P.C., Reisser, W. & Krienitz, L. (2011). The systematics of Zoochlorella revisited employing an integrative approach. Environmental Microbiology 13(2): 350-364.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smaller, inferior, lesser (Stearn 1983).
Created: 01 October 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 November 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
