Gloeochrysis litoralis Anand 1937
Publication Details
Gloeochrysis litoralis Anand 1937: 282
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: Westgate, England; (INA 1996) Type: chalk cliffs; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 December 2014 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 January 2019
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Nomenclatural note
1936:282; 1937: 19 (INA, Anderson et al., 2014). - (12 December 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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
