Chrysosphaerella patelliformis E.Takahashi & Hara 1984
Publication Details
Chrysosphaerella patelliformis E.Takahashi & Hara 1984: 106, figs 9-12
Published in: Takahashi, E. & Hara, S. (1984). Two new marine species of Chrysosphaerella (Chrysophyceae) with a reinvestigation of C. salina. Phycologia 23: 103-109.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chrysosphaerella is Chrysosphaerella longispina Lauterborn.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thaumatomastix patelliformis (E.Takahashi & Hara) Beech & Moestrup.
Source of Synonymy
Beech, P.L. & Moestrup, Ø. (1986). Light and electron microscopical observations on the heterotrophic protist Thaumatomastix salina comb. nov. (syn. Chrysosphaerella salina) and its allies. Nordic Journal of Botany 6: 865-877.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Shioya Coast, Seto Inland Sea, Kobe, Japan; (Takahashi & Hara 1984: 106) Holotype: Fig. 9 (epitype) 12 February 1980; Found at a salinity of 30-33 g/kg; (Takahashi & Hara 1984: 106)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 20 December 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
