Asterochloris mediterranea E.Barreno, S.Chiva, P.Moya & P.Škaloud 2015
Publication Details
Asterochloris mediterranea E.Barreno, S.Chiva, P.Moya & P.Škaloud 2015: 1842, fig. 2,3,4
Published in: Moya, P., Skaloud, P., Chiva, S., García-Breijo, F.J., Reig-Armiñana, J. Vančurová, L. & E.Barreno (2015). Molecular phylogeny and ultrastructure of the lichen microalga Asterochloris mediterránea sp. nov. from Mediterranean and Canary Islands ecosystems. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 65: 1838-1854, 8 fig., 2 tables.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Spain: Madrid: Fuentidueña de Tajo (40.1311, -3.152); Type: Barreno, Chiva, Molins & Salvá; 24.ii.2012; CAUP; item TYPE - H 1015, cryopreserved (INA 1996) Notes: 40 07.87N, 03 09.12W (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1983).
Created: 05 December 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 11 October 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
