Haematococcus arenarius Hassall 1845
Publication Details
Haematococcus arenarius Hassall 1845: 330, pl. LXXVI [76]: fig. 10
Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1845). A history of the British freshwater algae, including descriptions of the Desmideae and Diatomaceae. With upwards of one hundred plates, illustrating the various species. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, [i]-462, [ i , err.]. London, Edinburgh, Paris & Leipzig: S. Highley, H. Baillière; Sunderland & Knox; J.B. Baillière; T.O. Weigel.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Haematococcus is Haematococcus sanguineus C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloeocapsa arenaria (Hassall) Rabenhorst.
Type Information
Type locality: Tunbridge Wells Common; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Jenner; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), in sandy places.
Created: 03 July 2012 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 July 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024