Chroomonas minuta (Skuja) Bourrelly, nom. inval. 1970

Publication Details
Chroomonas minuta (Skuja) Bourrelly, nom. inval. 1970: 20 [legend to pl. 1]

Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1970). Les algues d'eau douce. Initiation à la systématique. Algues bleues et rouges. Eugléniens, Peridiniens et Cryptomonadines. Vol. 3 pp. 512, 5 figures, 137 plates. Paris: Éditions N. Boubée et Cie.

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Publication date: July 1970

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chroomonas is Chroomonas nordstedtii Hansgirg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhodomonas pusilla (H.Bachmann) Javornický.

Source of Synonymy
Javornický, P. (1967). Some interesting algal flagellates. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 2: 43-67.

Basionym
Rhodomonas minuta Skuja

Type Information
Type locality: lakes in Uppland, Sweden; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small; minute (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 06 February 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 25 May 2022

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Taxonomic note
Invalid: basionym not cited by Bourelly (1970) and Campbell (1973). - (06 February 2015) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 July 2025

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