Rhodella grisea (Geitler) Fresnel, Billard, Hindák & Pekárková 1989
Publication Details
Rhodella grisea (Geitler) Fresnel, Billard, Hindák & Pekárková 1989: 260
Published in: Fresnel, J., Billard, C., Hindák, F. & Pekárková, B. (1989). New observations on Porphyridium griseum Geitler = Rhodella grisea (Geitler) comb. nova (Porphyridiales, Rhodophyceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 164: 253-262.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodella is Rhodella maculata L.V.Evans.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dixoniella grisea (Geitler) J.L.Scott, S.T.Broadwater, B.D.Saunders, J.P.Thomas & P.W.Gabrielson.
Source of Synonymy
Scott, J.L., Broadwater, S.T., Saunders, B.D. & Thomas, J.P. (1992). Ultrastructure of vegetative organization and cell division in the unicellular red alga Dixoniella grisea gen. nov. (Rhodophyta) and a consideration of the genus Rhodella. Journal of Phycology 28: 649-660.
Basionym
Porphyridium griseum Geitler
Type Information
Type locality: Illmitz, Seerestaurant, in lacu Peisonis [Neusiedl am See in Burgenland in Austria]; (Scott, Broadwater, Saunders & Thomas 1992: 650) Holotype: Chicago Natural History Museum; (Scott, Broadwater, Saunders & Thomas 1992: 650)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), grey, pearl-grey, pure grey tending a little to blue (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 October 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
