Dactylococcus bicaudatus A.Braun ex Rabenhorst 1868
Current name:
Keratococcus bicaudatus (A.Braun ex Rabenhorst) J.B.Petersen
On Trentepohlia, Yelvertoft churchyard, Northamptonshire, UK - 11 December 2013. C.F. Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Dactylococcus bicaudatus A.Braun ex Rabenhorst 1868: 47, fig. 19
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dactylococcus is Dactylococcus infusionum Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Keratococcus bicaudatus (A.Braun ex Rabenhorst) J.B.Petersen.
Source of Synonymy
Petersen, J.B. (1928). The aërial algae of Iceland. In: The botany of Iceland. Vol. II. Part II.. (Rosenvinge, L.K. & Warming, E. Eds), pp. 328-447. Copenhagen & London: Wheldon and Wesley.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), bicaudate, i.e., ending with two tail-like appendages.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 08 November 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
