Pleodorina californica W.R.Shaw
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridaeplantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Volvocales
Family Volvocaceae
Genus Pleodorina
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Plankton Sample from Lake Terrell, Washington (USA), 100x DIC. 21 Aug 2008. Robin A. Matthews.
Plankton sample from Lake Terrell, Washington (USA), 200x DIC.. 21 Aug 2008. Robin A. Matthews.
Publication details
Pleodorina californica W.R.Shaw 1894: 282, pl. XXVII
Original publication: Shaw, W.R (1894). Pleodorina, a new genus of the Volvocineae. Bot. Gaz. 19: 279-283. pi. 27. Botanical Gazette 19: 279-283, pl. XXVII.
Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pleodorina.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to California (Stearn 1973).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Eudorina californica (Shaw) Goldstein
General environment
This is a Freshwater species.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Pleodorina californica W.R.Shaw)
Europe: Portugal (Cambra Sánchez, Álvarez Cobelas & Aboal Sanjurjo 1998), Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Alvárez Cobelas & Gallardo 1986, Cambra Sánchez, Álvarez Cobelas & Aboal Sanjurjo 1998).
North America: Michigan (Prescott 1961), Wisconsin (Prescott 1961).
Asia: China (Hu & Wei 2006).
Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995).
Key references
Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995). Bibliographic check-list of non-marine algae in Australia. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 4: vii + 276.
Hu, H. & Wei, Y. (2006). The freshwater algae of China. Systematics, taxonomy and ecology. pp. [4 pls of 16 figs], [i-iv], i-xv, 1-1023. China: www.sciencep.com.
Suda, S., Nozaki, H. & Watanabe, M. (2005). Morphology and sexual reproduction of Carteria palmata sp. nov. belonging to the Carteria group I sensu Lembi (Chlorophyceaem Volvocales). Phycologia 44: 596-607.
UTEX Cultures
UTEX Culture LB 809 Pleodorina californica
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CCAP Cultures
CCAP Strain Number 68/1 Pleodorina californica W.R.Shaw
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NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 08 June 2009 by M.D. Guiry
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