Cryptomonas abbreviata Butcher 1967

Publication Details
Cryptomonas abbreviata Butcher 1967: 46, pl. VI: fig. 3; pl. XX: fig. 1

Published in: Butcher, R.W. (1967). An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part IV: Cryptophyceae. Fisheries Investigations, London, series IV 1967: [i]-vi, [1]-54, 22 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptomonas is Cryptomonas ovata Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodomonas abbreviata Butcher ex D.R.A.Hill & R.Wetherbee.

Source of Synonymy
Hill, D.R.A. & Wetherbee, R. (1989). A reappraisal of the genus Rhodomonas (Cryptophyceae). Phycologia 28: 143-158.

Type Information
Type locality: UK: Guernsey: rook pool at Jerbourg; (Butcher 1967: 46) Notes: No type designated (ICBN, Art. 37); Hill & Wetherbee designated pl. VI: fig. 3 as lectotype.

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

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 February 2007

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: nomenclatural type not indicated. - (09 February 2007) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2025

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