IRMNG - Botryococcus Kützing, 1849

IRMNG taxon details

Botryococcus Kützing, 1849

IRMNG_ID

1107162 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1107162)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Botryococcaceae Wille, 1909

Synonymised names

Elaeococcus R. Thiessen, 1923(?) · unaccepted (junior homonym and synonym)

Elaeophyton R. Thiessen, 1925 · unaccepted (synonym)

Ineffigiata W. West & G.S. West, 1897 · unaccepted

Thallodesmium W. Turner, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Botryococcus australis J. Komárek & P. Marvan, 1992
Species Botryococcus balkachicus Zalessky
Species Botryococcus braunii Kützing, 1849
Species Botryococcus calcareus W. West, 1892
Species Botryococcus canadensis F. Hindák, 1991
Species Botryococcus comperei J. Komárek & P. Marvan, 1992
Species Botryococcus coorongianus Thiessen, 1929
Species Botryococcus fernandoi J. Komárek & P. Marvan, 1992
Species Botryococcus giganteus Reinsch, 1877
Species Botryococcus neglectus (W. West & G.S. West) J. Komárek & P. Marvan, 1992
Species Botryococcus pila J. Komárek & P. Marvan, 1992
Species Botryococcus protuberans W. West & G.S. West, 1905
Species Botryococcus terribilis J. Komárek & P. Marvan, 1992
Species Botryococcus terricola Klebs, 1883
Species Botryococcus sudeticus Lemmermann, 1896 accepted as Botryosphaerella sudetica (Lemmermann) P.C. Silva, 1970

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Botryococcus Kützing, 1849. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1107162 on 2024-05-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 07:44:35Z

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db_admin

[taxonomic tree]

basis of record SN2000/Silva, 1982 [details]

basis of record Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]

status source WoRMS (Nov 2016). [details]

verified source for family Moved to new family following fam. synonymy [details]

name verified source Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

current name source CoL2006 [details]

extant flag source Mullins, G. L. (editor). (2007). The phytoPal Taxonomic Database (taxon list). Collated and edited by G. L. Mullins, with contributions from R. J. Aldridge, K. J. Dorning, A. Le Herisse, Li Jun, M. Moczydlowska-Vidal, S. G. Molyneux, T. Servais and R. Wicander, version 02 February 2007. Pages 1-1132. Originally downloaded from http://www.le.ac.uk/geology/glm2/phytopal/taxa.pdf. [details]

extant flag source Whitton et al., 2003 (Recent) [details]

habitat flag source Whitton et al., 2003 [details]

original description (of Elaeophyton R. Thiessen, 1925) Thiessen, R. (1925). Origin of the boghead coals. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Papers.</em> 132-1: 121-135., available online at https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0132i/report.pdf [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info Includes FW species (Whitton et al., 2003) [details]

To WoRMS (from synonym Ineffigiata W. West & G.S. West, 1897)
To WoRMS