Tetraselmis contracta (N.Carter) Butcher 1959
Publication Details
Tetraselmis contracta (N.Carter) Butcher 1959: 63
Published in: Butcher, R.W. (1959). An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part I: Introduction and Chlorophyceae. Fisheries Investigations, London, series IV 1: 1-74, 15 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tetraselmis is Tetraselmis cordiformis (H.J.Carter) F.Stein.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Platymonas contracta N.Carter
Type Information
Type locality: Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England; (INA 1996) Type: brackish water pond; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 30 May 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 June 2013
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
