Chlorella spaerckii Ålvik 1934

Publication Details
Chlorella spaerckii Ålvik 1934: 31, pl. I [1] figs 15-31

Published in: Ålvik, G. (1934). Plankton-algen norwegischer Austernpollen I. Systematik und vorkommende Arten. Bergens Museum Årbok 1934(1): 1-47.

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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 Droopiella spaerckii (Ålvik) Darienko, Rad-Menéndez, C.Campbell & Pröschold .

Source of Synonymy
Darienko, T., Rad-Menéndez, C., Campbell, C. & Pröschold, T. (2019). Are there any true marine Chlorella species? Molecular phylogenetic assessment and ecology of marine Chlorella-like organisms, including a description of Droopiella gen. nov. Systematics and Biodiversity 17(8): 811-829, 55 fig., 1 table.

Type Information
"In den Austernpollen Norwegens" [Norway]; Notes: "Chlorella spaerckii Ålvik, 1934: Bergens Museum Årbok 1934 (6): 31, pl. I: fig. 21 (lectotype designated here). Epitype (designated here): The strain CCAP 211/20 cryopreserved in a metabolic inactive state at the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP), Oban, Scotland."(Darienko et al. 2019: 16.

Created: 20 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 February 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024

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