Chlororustica terrestris (Herndon) Shin Watanabe, N.Mezaki & Tatsuya Suzuki 2021
Publication Details
Chlororustica terrestris (Herndon) Shin Watanabe, N.Mezaki & Tatsuya Suzuki 2021: 173, figs 2-4
Published in: Watanabe, S., Mezaki, N. & Suzuki, T. (2021). Chlororustica gen. nov. for the coccoid, zoospore-producing alga Neochloris terrestris (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyceae). Phycological Research 69(3): 171-174.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Chlororustica.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Neochloris terrestris Herndon
Type Information
Type locality: near Daniel Town, Jamaica; (INA 1996) Type: W. Herndon WH2-J; xii. 1949; soil in corn field; (INA 1996) Notes: Strain WH2-J (=UTEX 947) (Watanabe et al., 2021).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing on the ground or soil, as opposed to rocks or trees (Stearn 1983).
Created: 06 January 2022 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 January 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
