Cryptochrysis virescens Butcher 1952
Publication Details
Cryptochrysis virescens Butcher 1952: 187, pl. II [2]: figs 46, 47
Published in: Butcher, R.W. (1952). Contributions to our knowledge of the smaller marine algae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 31: 175-191, 2 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cryptochrysis is Cryptochrysis commutata Pascher.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chroomonas virescens (Butcher) Butcher.
Source of Synonymy
Butcher, R.W. (1967). An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part IV: Cryptophyceae. Fisheries Investigations, London, series IV 1967: [i]-vi, [1]-54, 22 pls.
Type Information
Type locality: "Isolated on one occasion from the River Crouch, Essex [England]."; (Butcher 1952: 187)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming green (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 07 June 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
