Spongiochloris llanoensis Bischoff & H.C.Bold 1963

Publication Details
Spongiochloris llanoensis Bischoff & H.C.Bold 1963: 27, figs 34-38, 106-109

Published in: Bischoff, H.W. & Bold, H.C. (1963). Phycological studies IV. Some soil algae from Enchanted Rock and related algal species. University of Texas Publication 6318: [1]-95, 145 figs.

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Publication date: September 15 1963

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongiochloris is Spongiochloris spongiosa (Vischer) R.C.Starr.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pharao llanoensis (Bischoff & H.C.Bold) Darienko & Pröschold.

Source of Synonymy
Darienko, T. & Pröschold, T. (2022). Valeriella, a new genus of terrestrial coccoid green algae previously assigned to Spongiochloris R.C.Starr (Chlorophyceae, Chlorococcaceae). Notulae Algarum 251: 1-7, 1 fig.

Type Information
Type locality: soil from Enchanted Rock, Llano County, Texas; July, 1960.; (Darienko & Pröschold 2022: 4) Lectotype (designated by Darieko & Pröschold 2022: 4): fig. 106 in Bischoff & Bold (1963: 93).: (Darienko & Pröschold 2022: 4) Notes: The authentic strain UTEX 1245 is available at the Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 August 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025