Ochromonas minuta (I.F.Lewis) Bourrelly 1957
Publication Details
Ochromonas minuta (I.F.Lewis) Bourrelly 1957: 138
Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1957). Recherches sur les Chrysophycées. Morphologie, phylogénie, systématique. Mémoire Hors-Série Revue Algologique 1: [1]-412, incl. 11 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ochromonas is Ochromonas triangulata Vysotskii.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chlorochromonas minuta I.F.Lewis.
Source of Synonymy
Andersen, R.A., Graf, L, Malakhov, Y. & Yoon, H.S. (2017). Rediscovery of the Ochromonas type species Ochromonas triangulata (Chrysophyceae) from its type locality (Lake Veysove, Donetsk region, Ukraine. Phycologia 56(6): 591-604, 30 figs.
Basionym
Chlorochromonas minuta I.F.Lewis
Type Information
Type locality: Wisconsin: Lake Mendota; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small; minute (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 December 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 January 2025
