Pyramimonas octopus Moestrup & Kristiansen 1987
Publication Details
Pyramimonas octopus Moestrup & Kristiansen 1987: 341, figs 1-49
Published in: Moestrup, Ø., Hori, T. & Kristiansen, A. (1987). Fine structure of Pyramimonas octopus sp. nov., an octoflagellated benthic species of Pyramimonas (Prasinophyceae), with some observations on its ecology. Nordic Journal of Botany 7(3): 339-352.
Type 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: Danish island Saltholm in Øresund; (INA 1996) Type: fig. 45 (Moestrup & Kristiansen, 1987): Aase Kristiansen; brackish water; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), octopus.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 30 May 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 May 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
