Scotiella nivalis (Chodat) F.E.Fritsch 1912

Current name: Chloromonas nivalis (Chodat) Hoham & Mullet
prox. Preserved material. Fogo Island, Newfoundland - 15 September 2015. C.F.Carter (chris.carter at 6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Scotiella nivalis (Chodat) F.E.Fritsch 1912: 310

Published in: 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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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scotiella is Scotiella antarctica F.E.Fritsch.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chloromonas nivalis (Chodat) Hoham & Mullet.

Source of Synonymy
Hoham, R.W. & Mullet, J.E. (1978). Chloromonas nivalis (Chod.) Hoh. & Mull. comb. nov., and additional comments on the snow alga, Scotiella (Note). Phycologia 17: 106-107.

Basionym
Pteromonas nivalis Chodat

Type Information
Type locality: Suisse [Switzerland]; (INA 1996) Type: snow; 1650-2600 m altitude; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found growing in or near snow.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 July 2010 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 July 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025