Chroomonas acuta Utermöhl 1925
Publication Details
Chroomonas acuta Utermöhl 1925: 399, fig. 34
Published in: Utermöhl, H. (1925). Limnologische Phytoplanktonstudien. Die Besiedelung ostholsteinischer Seen mit Schwebpflanzen: Mit 42 Textabbildungen und Kurventafel. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplement 5: 1-527.
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 Komma caudata (L.Geitler) D.R.A.Hill.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Holstein; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Untermohl; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 July 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
