Hemiselmis virescens Droop 1955
Publication Details
Hemiselmis virescens Droop 1955: 238, figs 7-11
Published in: Droop, M.R. (1955). Some new supra-littoral protista. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 34: 233-245.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hemiselmis is Hemiselmis rufescens Parke.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: in supra-littoral pool on Cumbrae, frith of Clyde, Scotland; also [O?]regund, Sweden ; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: supra-littoral pools; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming green (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
