Synura americana Kynclová & Skaloud 2012

Publication Details
Synura americana Kynclová & Skaloud 2012: 323, figs 62-69

Published in: Skaloud, P., Kynclová, A., Benada, O., Kofronová, O. & Skaloudová, M. (2012). Toward a revision of the genus Synura, section Petersenianae (Synurophyceae, Heterokontophyta): morphological characterization of six pseudo-cryptic species. Phycologia 51(3): 303-329.

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Publication date: 2012

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Synura is Synura uvella Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Winter's Creek, Keeweenaw County, MI, USA (47º17'30.12"N 88º4'19.56"W); (Skaloud et al. 2012: 323) Holotype: Fig. 64 (epitype) 189 m asl; Culture Collection of Algae at Charles Univ., Prague; strain CCMP 862, frozen material (Skaloud et al. 2012: 323) Notes: The live culture of the holotype, deposited as CCMP 862 at the Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton in Maine, USA.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 June 2012 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 March 2018

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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