Trebouxia magna P.A.Archibald 1975

Publication Details
Trebouxia magna P.A.Archibald 1975: 130, fig. 10

Published in: Archibald, P.A. (1975). Trebouxia de Pulmaly (Chlorophyceae, Chlorococcales) and Pseudotrebouxia gen. nov. (Chlorophyceae, Chlorosarcinales). Phycologia 14: 125-137, 18 figs, 2 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Trebouxia is Trebouxia arboricola Puymaly.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asterochloris magnus (P.A.Archibald) T.Friedl ex A.Beck.

Source of Synonymy
Skaloud, P. & Peksa, O. (2010). Evolutionary inferences based on ITS rDNA and actin sequences reveal extensive diversity of the common lichen alga Asterochloris (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54: 36-46.

Type Information
Lectotype = illustration "Pilophorus acicularis" A-H inserted between pp. 59 in Ahmadjian (1959) (as T. lambii sp.nov.): Asterochloris magna strain UTEX 902 (cryopreserved) in Culture Collection of Algae at Charles Univ., Prague (epitype) (Skaloud & Peksa 2010: 45) Notes: Source: Indiana Culture Collection No. 67, 902. Isolator: Beijernick isolated from Cladonia sp. as Chlorococcum sociabile (67); Ahmadjian from Pilophorus acicularis as Trebouxia lambi (nomen nudum) (902).

Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 September 2018

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