Astasia euchlora Ehrenberg 1832
Publication Details
Astasia euchlora Ehrenberg 1832: 70
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1832). Über die Entwickelung und Lebensdauer der Infusionsthiere; nebst ferneren Beiträgen zu einer Vergleichung ihrer organischen Systeme. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Physikalische Klasse 1831: 1-154, pls I-IV.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Astasia is Astasia limpida Dujardin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chlorogonium euchlorum (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Ehrenberg, C.G. (1836). Zusätze zur Erkenntniss grosser organischer Ausbildung in den
kleinsten thierischen Organismen. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1835: 150-181, 1 pl.
Type Information
Type locality: Berlin, Germany; (Nakada, Nozaki & Pröschold 2008: 757) Lectotype: Storm barrels on streets; BHUPM; (Nakada, Nozaki & Pröschold 2008: 757) Notes: Lectotype: the unlabelled illustration just right of the individual labelled as "i" in Ehrenberg's drawing sheet no. 265. Epitype: the NIES-50003 strain permanently cryopreserved in the Microbial Culture Collection at NIES.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024