Micractinium tetrahymenae Pröschold, Pitsch & Darienko 2020
Publication Details
Micractinium tetrahymenae Pröschold, Pitsch & Darienko 2020: 3, fig. 1 A
Published in: Pröschold, T. Pitsch, G. & Darienko, T. (2020). Micractinium tetrahymenae (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), a new endosymbiont isolated from ciliates. Diversity 12(200): 1-15, 7 figs, 1 table.
Publication date: "Published: 15 May 2020"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Micractinium is Micractinium pusillum Fresenius.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Facultative endosymbiont of Tetrahymena utriculariae (Oligohymenophorea, Ciliophora)." [No collection locality is mentioned.]; (Pröschold & al. 2020: 3) Notes: "Holotype (designated here): The authentic strain SAG 2587 is cryopreserved in a metabolically inactive state at SAG under the number Z000694542."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 July 2020 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
