Planktochlorella nurekis Skaloud & Nemcová 2014
Publication Details
Planktochlorella nurekis Skaloud & Nemcová 2014: 55, figs 7-18 [fig. 7 iconotypus]
Published in: Skaloud, P., Nemcová, Y., Pytela, J., Bogdanov, N.I., Bock, C. & Pickinpaugh, S.H (2014). Planktochlorella nurekis gen. et sp. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), a novel coccoid green alga carrying significant biotechnological potential. Fottea 14(1): 53-62.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Planktochlorella.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Nurek reservoir, Tajikistan" (38 22 18N, 69 20 53E); (Skaloud & al. 2014: 55) Notes: "Holotype: Material of the authentic strain CAUP H
8701 is cryopreserved in metabolic inactive state at the
Culture Collection of Algae of Charles University in
Prague (CAUP). Authentic strain: CAUP H 8701."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Vegetative cells up to 9.5(-11) µm in
diameter. Chloroplast potshaped, often divided into
two lobes, containing a conspicuous pyrenoid. Nucleus
peripherally positioned, lying in the broad chloroplast
infolding. Asexual reproduction by 2-16(-32)
autospores, slightly ellipsoidal or irregular in shape.
Cell wall composed of two layers, the outer layer
containing extended microfibrillar material, giving the
wall fuzzily appearance.
Created: 08 September 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 October 2014
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024
