Palmella nivalis (F.A.Bauer) W.J.Hooker 1824
Publication Details
Palmella nivalis (F.A.Bauer) W.J.Hooker 1824: 383
Published in: [Hooker, W.J.] (1824). Botany. 44. Red snow. The Edinburgh Journal of Science 1: 383 only.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Palmella is Palmella hyalina Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chlamydomonas nivalis (F.A.Bauer) Wille.
Source of Synonymy
Wille, N. (1903). Algologische Notizen IX-XIV. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 41(1): 89-185, plates 3-4.
Basionym
Uredo nivalis F.A.Bauer
Type Information
Type locality: "the Red Snow (discovered during the late Northern Expedition, under the command of Captain Ross, on the 17th of August, 1818, in Baffin's Bay, in lat. 75° 54', N. and long. 67° 15'. W.)"; (Bauer 1819: 222) Notes: No original material can be discovered for this name.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found growing in or near snow.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 July 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 December 2024
