Zoochlorella K.Brandt, 1881, nom. rejic.
Holotype species: Zoochlorella conductrix K.Brandt
Publication details: K.Brandt, 1881: 24
Currently accepted name for the type species: Micractinium conductrix (K.Brandt) Pröschold & Darienko
Original publication and holotype designation: Brandt, K. (1881). Ueber das Zusammenleben von Thieren und Algen. Verhandlungen der Physiologischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin 1881-1882: 22-26, 3 figs.
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Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Micractinium.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Pröschold, T., Darienko, T., Silva, P.C., Reisser, W. & Krienitz, L. (2011). The systematics of Zoochlorella revisited employing an integrative approach. Environmental Microbiology 13(2): 350-364.
Nomenclatural note
Zoochlorella K.Brandt in Verh. Physiol. Ges. Berlin 1881-1882: 24. 1881; in Arch. Anat. Physiol., Physiol. Abt. 1881: 571. 2 Dec 1881. Typus: Z. conductrix K. Brandt ahs been rejected in favour of Chlorella Beij. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 48: 758. 21 Nov 1890. Typus: C. vulgaris Beij. and the type has been referred to Micractinium. - (02 June 2010) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
