Pycnococcus provasolii Guillard 1991
Publication Details
Pycnococcus provasolii Guillard 1991: 45, figs 1–10
Published in: Guillard, R.R.L., Keller, M.D., Okelly, C.J. & Floyd, G.L. (1991). Pycnococcus provasolii gen. et sp. nov., a coccoid prasinoxanthin-containing phytoplankter from the western north Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Phycology 27(1): 39-47.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pycnococcus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudoscourfieldia marina (Throndsen) Manton.
Source of Synonymy
Crépeault, O., Otis, C., Pombert, J.-F., Turmel, M. & Lemieux, C. (2024). Comparative plastome and mitogenome analyses indicate that the marine prasinophyte green algae Pycnococcus provasolii and Pseudoscourfieldia marina (Pseudoscourfieldiophyceae class nov., Chlorophyta)
represent morphotypes of the same species. Journal of Phycology 60(4): 1021-1027, 2 figures, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: North Atlantic; (Guillard, Keller, Okelly & Floyd 1991: 39) Holotype: US; 48-23 embedded in resin blocks & Slides (Guillard, Keller, Okelly & Floyd 1991: 45) Notes: Isotypes: Material deposited as mica sheets of air-dried culture, material embedded in resin blocks, and material in resin on slides, deposited at US and F.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 October 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 December 2024
