Guanchochroma wildpretii R.Schnetter & M.Schmidt 2015
Publication Details
Guanchochroma wildpretii R.Schnetter & M.Schmidt 2015: 6, fig. 1 a-i
Published in: Schmidt, M., Horn, S., Ehlers, K., Wilhelm, C. & Schnetter, R. (2015). Guanchochroma wildpretii gen. et spec. nov. (Ochrophyta) provides new insights into the diversification and evolution of the algal class Synchromophyceae. PLoS ONE 10(7): 1-24.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Guanchochroma.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "between the light house of Punta de Hidalgo and the Roca Negra Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, latitude 28.57248°, longitude -16.33211°"; (Schmidt & al. 2015: 6) Holotype: R. Schnetter; November 2009; "basaltic rock tide pool in the upper sublittoral"; TFC; Phyc. 14906A [block of plastic] (Schmidt & al. 2015: 6) Notes: "Type material was deposited at the Herbario La Laguna (TFC, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain) as TFC Phyc. 14906A (holotype, block of plastic embedded cells) and 14906B-E (isotypes, semithin sections on object slides). Distinctive morphological features of G. wildpretii illustrated in Fig 1. R. Schnetter obtained the unialgal isolate from this material."
Eponomy
"The epithet wildpretii was chosen in honor of Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 November 2016 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 November 2024
