Mychonastes desiccatus S.W.Brown 1988

Publication Details
Mychonastes desiccatus S.W.Brown 1988: 430, figs 2-4, 6-11

Published in: Margulis, L., Hinkle, G., Mc Khann, H. & Moynihan, B. (1988). Mychonastes desiccatus Brown sp. nova (Chlorococcales, Chlorophyta) - an intertidal alga forming achlorophyllous desiccation- resistant cysts. Algological Studies/Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement Volumes 49: 425-446, 11 figs, 2 tables.

Publication date: "1 January 1988"

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mychonastes is Mychonastes ruminatus P.D.Simpson & S.D.Van Valkenburg.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Bahia San Quintin, Laguna Figueroa, Baja California, Mexico; (Margulis & al. 1988: 430) Notes: Type: fig. 2.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 February 2023

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Habitat note
Intertidal. - (02 March 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025