Chroomonas fulva (Butcher) Butcher 1967
Publication Details
Chroomonas fulva (Butcher) Butcher 1967: 30, pl. II, fig. 9
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chroomonas is Chroomonas nordstedtii Hansgirg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhinomonas fulva (Butcher) D.R.A.Hill & R.Wetherbee.
Source of Synonymy
Hill, D.R.A. & Wetherbee, R. (1988). The structure and taxonomy of Rhinomonas pauca gen et sp. nov. (Cryptophyceae). Phycologia 27: 355-365.
Basionym
Cryptochrysis fulva Butcher
Type Information
Type locality: "Isolated from the sea water in the shell-fish tanks at Conway, North Wales, 1946."; (Butcher 1952: 185)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tawny [yellowish-brown] (Stearn 1983).
Created: 09 May 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 August 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025
