Chlorella parasitica (K.Brandt) Beijerinck 1890

Publication Details
Chlorella parasitica (K.Brandt) Beijerinck 1890: 758

Published in: Beijerinck, M.W. (1890). Culturversuche mit Zoochlorellen, Lichenengonidien und anderen niederen Algen. Botanische Zeitung 47: 725-739, 741-754, 757-768, 781-785.

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Publication date: 1890

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chlorella is Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Choricystis parasitica (K.Brandt) Pröschold & Darienko.

Source of Synonymy
Pröschold, T., Darienko, T., Silva, P.C., Reisser, W. & Krienitz, L. (2011). The systematics of Zoochlorella revisited employing an integrative approach. Environmental Microbiology 13(2): 350-364.

Basionym
Zoochlorella parasitica K.Brandt

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), parasitic (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 November 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025

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