Pyramimonas grossii Parke 1949
Publication Details
Pyramimonas grossii Parke 1949: 256, figs 1-12; pl. II: figs 17, 18
Published in: Parke, M. (1949). Studies on marine flagellates. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 28: 255-288, 73 figs, 2 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pyramimonas is Pyramimonas tetrarhynchus Schmarda.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "This species was isolated by Dr F. Gross from a plankton sample taken from the sea water off Plymouth [England]. In his records the first culture of 'H' was dated April 1936."; (Parke 1949: 256)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 January 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2015
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Unspecified note
LeRoi & Hallegraeff (2006: 228) cite the authority as (Parke) Manton. - (22 December 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
According to Alonso-González, 2014 (citing various authors), this species has been reported in the UK, New Zealand, Norway, the Mediterranean Sea, Denmark, Japan, the Arctic Ocean, southern African coast, Brazil, Australia and Tasmanian waters, USA and Canada. - (16 February 2015) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
