Neochloris terrestris Herndon 1958

Publication Details
Neochloris terrestris Herndon 1958: 313, figs 31-49

Published in: Herndon, W. (1958). Some new species of chlorococcacean algae from soil. American Journal of Botany 45(4): 308-323. [in English]

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Publication date: April

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neochloris is Neochloris aquatica Starr.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chlororustica terrestris (Herndon) Shin Watanabe, N.Mezaki & Tatsuya Suzuki.

Source of Synonymy
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 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: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 January 2022

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