Asterochloris glomerata (Warén) Skaloud & Peksa 2010

Publication Details
Asterochloris glomerata (Warén) Skaloud & Peksa 2010: 45

Published in: Skaloud, P. & Peksa, O. (2010). Evolutionary inferences based on ITS rDNA and actin sequences reveal extensive diversity of the common lichen alga Asterochloris (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54: 36-46.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asterochloris is Asterochloris phycobiontica E.Tschermak-Woess.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Cystococcus glomeratus Warén

Type Information
Type locality: Finland; (Warén 1920) Lectotype: Warén (1920), Taf. I, Fig. 6: (Skaloud & Peksa 2010: 45) Notes: Epitype: Asterochloris glomerata strain UTEX 1712, cryopreserved material deposited at the Culture Collection of Algae at the Charles University in Prague (CAUP, Department of Botany, Charles University in Prague, Benatska 2, CZ-12801, Prague, Czech Republic).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clustered in a round mass.

Created: 27 March 2010 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 February 2014

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 February 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025

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