Synura petersenii f. praefracta Asmund 1968
Publication Details
Synura petersenii f. praefracta Asmund 1968: 501, fig. 2
Published in: Asmund, B. (1968). Studies on Chrysophyceae from some ponds and lakes in Alaska, VI. Occurrence of Synura species. Hydrobiologia 31: 497-515, 15 figs.
Publication date: 1963
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Synura is Synura uvella Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Synura praefracta (Asmund) Skaloud & Skaloudová.
Type Information
Type locality: Alaska: near Anchorage; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: 5.xii.1957; C; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Skaloud et al. (2020: 582) note that the holotype is currently lost and they designate an epitype: strain 17 permanently cryopreserved in a metabolically inactive state in CAUP as TYPE-B714.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 October 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
