Geminigera cryophila (D.L.Taylor & C.C.Lee) D.R.A.Hill 1991
Publication Details
Geminigera cryophila (D.L.Taylor & C.C.Lee) D.R.A.Hill 1991: 181, fig. 2
Published in: Hill, D.R.A. (1991). A revised circumscription of Cryptomonas (Cryptophyceae) based on examination of Australian strains. Phycologia 30: 170-188, 40 figs, 2 tables.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Geminigera.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Cryptomonas cryophila D.L.Taylor & C.C.Lee
Type Information
Type locality: Antarctica: Weddell Sea; (INA 1996) Type: Fig. 1: C.C. Lee; ii. 1968; beneath pack ice; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 November 2020
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Unspecified note
Johnston et al. (2006) note that a culture of the ciliate Myrionecta rubra has plastids identical to those of its cryptophyte prey, Geminigera cf. cryophila. - (25 January 2007) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025
