Chlorella colonialis C.Bock, Krienitz & Pröschold 2011
Publication Details
Chlorella colonialis C.Bock, Krienitz & Pröschold 2011: 302, figs 3, 13, 14
Published in: Bock, C., Krienitz, L. & Pröschold, T. (2011). Taxonomic reassessment of the genus Chlorella (Trebouxiophyceae) using molecular signatures (barcodes), including description of seven new species. Fottea 11(2): 293-312.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chlorella is Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Unknown; proably the U.S.A.; (Bock & al. 2011: 302) Notes: "Holotype: An airdried as well as a formaldehyde
fixed sample of the authentic strain UTEX 938
was deposited at the Botanical Museum at Berlin
Dahlem under the designation B40 0040665
Type locality: type locality unknown, studied
culture UTEX 938 isolated in 1958 from J. Stein
Ethymology: from Latin: colonialis = colonial
Authentic strain: Material of the authentic strain
UTEX 938 maintained at the Culture Collection
of Algae at the University of Texas, USA.
Iconotype: Figure 3."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 July 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 February 2025
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025
