Tetrasporopsis reticulata K.I.Meyer 1927
Publication Details
Tetrasporopsis reticulata K.I.Meyer 1927: 96
Published in: Meyer, K.I. (1927). O vodoroslykh severnogo Baykala [About the algae of northern Baikal]. Russkii Arkhiv Protistologii 6(1-4): 93-118, 23 figures. [in Russian with French abstract]
Request PDFPublication date: 1927
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tetrasporopsis is Tetrasporopsis fuscescens (A.Braun ex Kützing) Lemmermann.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dermatochrysis reticulata (K.I.Meyer) Entwisle & R.A.Andersen.
Source of Synonymy
Entwisle, T.J. & Andersen, R.A. (1990). A re-examination of Tetrasporopsis (Chrysophyceae) and the description of Dermatochrysis gen. nov. (Chrysophyceae): a monostromatic alga lacking cell walls. Phycologia 29: 263-274.
Type Information
Type locality: Russia: Lake Baikal; (INA 1996) Lectotype: Meyer, 1930: 169, fig.1: (Entwisle & Andersen 1990: 264)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), reticulate, netted, marked with a network (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 August 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 September 2024
