Scotiella Fritsch, 1912

Lectotype species: Scotiella antarctica F.E.Fritsch

Currently accepted name for the type species: Chloromonas nivalis (Chodat) Hoham & Mullet

Original publication: Fritsch, F.E. (1912). Freshwater algae collected in the South Orkneys by Mr. R. N. Rudmose Brown, B.Sc. of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-04. Journal of the Linnean Society of London Botany 40: 293-338, 1 fig., 2 pls.

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Description: This genus is an artificial grouping of species. Entities in which autospore production has been observed have been transferred to Scotiellopsis. Several of the remaining 'species' have been identified as zygospores of chlamydomonad-like snow algae. Further studies on the type species are necessary to resolve taxonomy, however, it will be impossible to identify this with certainty.

Information kindly contributed by T. Kalina & D. Garbary but may now be outdated.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chloromonas.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024