Mallomonas alphaphora Preisig 1989
Publication Details
Mallomonas alphaphora Preisig 1989: 210, figss 1-10
Published in: Preisig, H.R. (1989). Mallomonas alphaphora ( Chrysophyceae), a new species from Western Australia. Plant Systematics and Evolution 164: 209-214, 10 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mallomonas is Mallomonas ploesslii Perty.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Small pond 100m west of Swan River at the east end of Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia."; (Preisig 1898: 212) Type: Z; (Preisig 1898: 212) Notes: "Since it is impossible to preserve the type specimen an illustration (Fig. 1) is designated as nomenclatural type (cf. article 9.3 of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature). The grid containing the type specimen and fixed samples containing M. alphaphora from the type locality are deposited in the Herbarium of the Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zürich (Z).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
