Cryptomonas chrysoidea Butcher, nom. inval. 1967
Publication Details
Cryptomonas chrysoidea Butcher, nom. inval. 1967: 42-43, pl. V: fig. 2; pl. XIX: fig. 2
Published in: Butcher, R.W. (1967). An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part IV: Cryptophyceae. Fisheries Investigations, London, series IV 1967: [i]-vi, [1]-54, 22 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptomonas is Cryptomonas ovata Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodomonas chrysoidea Butcher ex D.R.A.Hill & R.Wetherbee.
Source of Synonymy
Hill, D.R.A. & Wetherbee, R. (1989). A reappraisal of the genus Rhodomonas (Cryptophyceae). Phycologia 28: 143-158.
Type Information
UK: Essex: St Osyth, in small ditch on salt marsh; (Butcher 1967: 42) Notes: Type not designated by Butcher (ICBN, Art. 37). Hill & Wetherbee (1989) designated Butcher, pl. V: fig. 2 as lectotype.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 May 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 May 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
