Chlorosarcinopsis halophila Guillard, Bold & McEntee 1975

Publication Details
Chlorosarcinopsis halophila Guillard, Bold & McEntee 1975: 17, figs 1-8

Published in: Guillard, R.R.L., Bold, H.C. & MacEntee, F.J. (1975). Four new unicellular chlorophycean algae fron mixohaline habitats. Phycologia 14: 13-24, 26 figs, 3 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chlorosarcinopsis is Chlorosarcinopsis minor (Gerneck) Herndon.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmochloris halophila (Guillard, Bold & McEntee) Watanabe, Kuroda & Maiwa.

Type Information
Type locality: West Tisbury, Great Pond, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; (Watson & Norton 1983: 14) Type: R. Guillard; 6 June 1956; F; (Watson & Norton 1983: 17, 14) Notes: Clone T-9. Culture in Culture Collection of Algae, Indiana Univ. "Epitype (designated here): The authentic strain CCMP 259 cryopreserved in metabolically inactive state at the Bigelow National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota, East Boothbay, Maine, USA." (Darienko & al. 2021).

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 25 February 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 October 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024

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