Mychonastes racemosus Krienitz, C.Bock, Dadheech & Proschold 2011
Publication Details
Mychonastes racemosus Krienitz, C.Bock, Dadheech & Proschold 2011: 103, figs 12, 18
Published in: Krienitz, L., Bock, C., Dadheech, P.K. & Proschold, T. (2011). Taxonomic reassessment of the genus Mychonastes (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) including the description of eight new species. Phycologia 50(1): 89-106.
Publication date: 2011
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mychonastes is Mychonastes ruminatus P.D.Simpson & S.D.Van Valkenburg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: River Kunene, Angola; (Krienitz et al. 2011: 103) Holotype: Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, Oban, Scotland; cryopreserved material of the authentic strain CCAP 222/52 (Krienitz et al. 2011: 103) Notes: Isotype: an air-dried and a formaldehyde-fixed sample of the strain CCAP 222/52, deposited at the Botanical Museum at Berlin-Dahlem (B40 0040683). Iconotype: Fig. 12 (Krienitz et al. 2011).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with flowers borne in racemes.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 March 2011 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2011
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024