Cystococcus glomeratus Warén 1920

Publication Details
Cystococcus glomeratus Warén 1920: 56, pl. 1: fig. 6, pl. 2: figs. 10-11, pl. 3

Published in: Warén, H. (1920). Reinkulturen von Flechtengonidien. Öfversigt af Finska vetenskaps-societetens Förhandlingar 61A(14): 1-80, 1 figure, 9 plates.

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Publication date: 1920

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cystococcus is Cystococcus humicola Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asterochloris glomerata (Warén) Skaloud & Peksa.

Source of Synonymy
Skaloud, P. & Peksa, O. (2010). Evolutionary inferences based on ITS rDNA and actin sequences reveal extensive diversity of the common lichen alga Asterochloris (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54: 36-46.

Type Information
Type locality: Finland; (Warén 1920) Lectotype: Warén (1920), Taf. I, Fig. 6: (Skaloud & Peksa 2010: 45) Notes: Epitype: Asterochloris glomerata strain UTEX 1712, cryopreserved material deposited at the Culture Collection of Algae at the Charles University in Prague (CAUP, Department of Botany, Charles University in Prague, Benatska 2, CZ-12801, Prague, Czech Republic).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clustered in a round mass.

Created: 04 June 2004 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 10 March 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 January 2025

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