Gloeochrysis maritima Anand 1937
Publication Details
Gloeochrysis maritima Anand 1937: 18, fig. 4
Published in: Anand, P.L. (1937). A taxonomic study of the algae of the British chalk-cliffs. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 75(Suppl. II): 1-51.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gloeochrysis is Gloeochrysis pyrenigera Pascher.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chrysotila stipitata Anand.
Source of Synonymy
Andersen, R.A., Kim, J.I., Tittley, I. & Yoon, H.S. (2014). A re-investigation of Chrysotila (Prymnesiophyceae) using material collected from the type locality. Phycologia 53(5): 463-473, 17 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: In Chrysophyceae-belt at Westgate (chalk cliffs), England [Westgate-on-sea, Kent?]; (Anand 1937: 18)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing by the sea (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 August 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 January 2019
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Nomenclatural note
also 1936: 282 (INA). 1936/1937 (Anderson et al., 2014). - (12 December 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
