Pharao desertorum A.A.Saber, Fucíková, H.McManus, Guella & Cantonati 2018
Publication Details
Pharao desertorum A.A.Saber, Fucíková, H.McManus, Guella & Cantonati 2018: 346, fig. 4, a-m
Published in: Saber, A.A., Fucíková, K., McManus, H.A., Guella, G. & Cantonati, M. (2018). Novel green algal isolates from the Egyptian hyper-arid desert oases: a polyphasic approach with a description of Pharao desertorum gen. et sp. nov. (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 54(3): 342-357.
Publication date: 2018
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pharao.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: El-Farafra Oasis, in vicinity of Bir Sitta (27°04'50"N, 27°55'17"E; (Saber et al. 2018: 347) Holotype: subsurface arid soil; 70.71 m a.s.l.; Ain Shams Univ., Bot. Dept., Phycol. Sect.; CAIA SA-1704 (permanent slide) (Saber et al. 2018: 346, 347) Notes: Isotype: permanent slide TR cLIM009 FITB 1030 at MUSE.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found in or of the deserts (Mühlsteinová et al 2014).
Created: 27 August 2018 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 August 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
