Coenochloris ovalis Korshikov 1953

Publication Details
Coenochloris ovalis Korshikov 1953: 324, fig. 297a, b

Published in: Korshikov, A.A. (1953). Viznachnik prisnovodnihk vodorostey Ukrainsykoi RSR. Pidklas Protokokovi (Protococcineae). Bakuol'ni (Vacuolales) ta Protokokovi (Protococcales) [The Freshwater Algae of the Ukrainian SSR. Sub-Class Protococcineae. Vacuolales and Protococcales]. Vol. 5 pp. 439, 421 figures. Kyiv: Akademyy Nauk Ukrayins'koy RSR. [in Ukrainian]

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Publication date: 1953

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coenochloris is Coenochloris pyrenoidosa Korshikov.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neocystis ovalis (Korshikov) Hindák.

Source of Synonymy
Hindák, F. (1988). Studies on the chlorococcal algae (Chlorophyceae). IV. Biologické Práce 34(1/2): 1-264.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 19 February 2010 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 November 2018

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