Haematococcus nivalis (F.A.Bauer) Morren 1841

Publication Details
Haematococcus nivalis (F.A.Bauer) Morren 1841: 68, 104

Published in: Morren, A. & Morren, C.F.A. (1841). Recherches physiologiques sur les hydrophytes de la Belgique. Troisième mémoire. Nouveaux Mémoires de l'Académie royale des sciences et belles-lettres de Bruxelles. 14(5): 1-46, 2 tables, 3 plates.

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Publication date: 1841

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Haematococcus is Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow.

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: 04 July 2019 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 December 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025

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