Ecdysichlamys polymorpha (Groover & Bold) Komárek & Comas 1984
Publication Details
Ecdysichlamys polymorpha (Groover & Bold) Komárek & Comas 1984: 25, fig. 14
Published in: Komárek, J. & Comas, A. (1984). The genus Ecdysichlamys (Chlorellales). Preslia 56: 13-28, 14 figs, 2 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ecdysichlamys is Ecdysichlamys obliqua G.S.West.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Oocystis polymorpha Groover & Bold
Type Information
Type locality: "Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas" [USA]; (Groover & Bold 1968: 134) Holotype: NY; (Groover & Bold 1968: 134) Notes: "Strain HCB-B, the contaminant at Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, is designated as the type culture. Transfers of this have been deposited in the Culture Collection of Algae, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. An herbarium specimen has been deposited in the Chicago Natural History Museum."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 November 2021 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 November 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 April 2024
