Parachlorococcum Shin Watanabe & L.A.Lewis, 2017

Holotype species: Parachlorococcum turfosum Shin Watanabe & L.A.Lewis

Publication details: Shin Watanabe & L.A.Lewis, 2017: 341

Currently accepted name for the type species: Chlorococcum turfosum (Shin Watanabe & L.A.Lewis) Nakada, Shin Watanabe & L.A.Lewis

Original publication and holotype designation: Watanabe, S. & Lewis, L.A. (2017). Phylogenetic interpretation of light and electron microscopic features of selected members of the phylogroup Moewusinia (Chlorophyceae), with new generic taxonomy. Phycologia 56(3): 329-353, 77 fig., 2 tables.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2019-07-04 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chlorococcum.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Nakada, T., Watanabe, S., Lewis, L.A. & Tomita, M. (2019). Chlorococcum turfosum comb. nov. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and visualization of chimeric sequences. Phycological Research 67: 239-243, 2 figs.

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