Raphidocelis subcapitata (Korshikov) Nygaard, Komárek, J.Krisitiansen & O.M.Skulberg

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Sphaeropleales
Family Selenastraceae
Genus Raphidocelis

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Publication details
Raphidocelis subcapitata (Korshikov) Nygaard, Komárek, J.Krisitiansen & O.M.Skulberg 1987: 31

Original publication: Nygaard, G., Komárek, J., Kristiansen, J. & Skulberg, O.M. (1987 '1986'). Taxonomic designations of the bioassay alga NIVA-CHL 1 ("Selenastrum capricornum") and some related strains. Opera Botanica 90: 1-46, 35 figs, 9 tables.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Raphidocelis is Raphidocelis sigmoidea Hindák.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Ankistrodesmus subcapitatus Korshikov

Type information
Type locality: Ukraine: Kharkov Oblast: near the Pivnichno-Doretsk Biological Station (Silva 1996-to date).

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Ankistrodesmus subcapitatus Korshikov 1953

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Selenastrum capricornutum Printz 1914
Kirchneriella subcapitata Korshikov 1953
Kirchneria subcapitata (Korshikov) Hindák 1988
Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (Korshikov) F.Hindák 1990

General environment
This is a Freshwater species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Selenastrum capricornutum Printz)
Europe: Balearic Islands (Cambra Sánchez, Álvarez Cobelas & Aboal Sanjurjo 1998), Spain (Alvárez Cobelas & Gallardo 1986, Aboal 1988b, Cambra Sánchez, Álvarez Cobelas & Aboal Sanjurjo 1998, Fanés Treviño, Comas González & Sánchez Castillo 2009).

(as Kirchneriella subcapitata Korshikov)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Fanés Treviño, Comas González & Sánchez Castillo 2009).

(as Raphidocelis subcapitata (Korshikov) Nygaard, Komárek, J.Krisitiansen & O.M.Skulberg )
Europe: Britain (John & Tsarenko 2002, Whitton et al. 2003), Germany (Krienitz et al. 2011), Romania (Caraus 2012).

North America: North Dakota (Fawley et al 2006).

Caribbean Islands: Cuba (Comas González 2008).

South America: Brazil (Menezes 2010).

(as Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (Korshikov) F.Hindák)
Europe: Spain (Cambra Sánchez, Álvarez Cobelas & Aboal Sanjurjo 1998).

Key references
Fawley, M.W., Dean, M.L., Dimmer, S.K. & Fawley, K.P. (2006). Evaluating the morphospecies concept in the Selenastraceae (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 42: 142-154.

John, D.M. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2002). Order Chlorococcales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 327-409. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Krienitz, L., Bock, C., Nozaki, H. & Wolf, M. (2011). SSU rRNA gene phylogeny of morphospecies affiliated to the bioassay alga "Selenastrum capricornutum" recoverd the polyphyletic origin of crescent-shaped Chlorophyta. Journal of Phycology 47(4): 880-893.

Menezes, M. (2010). Chlorophyceae. In: Catálogo de plantas e fungos do Brasil. Vol. 1. (Forzza, R.C. Eds), pp. 335-352. Rio de Janeiro: Andrea Jakobsson Estúdio; Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.

Tsarenko, P.M. (2011). Sphaeropleales. In: Algae of Ukraine: diversity, nomenclature, taxonomy, ecology and geography. Volume 3: Chlorophyta. (Tsarenko, P.M., Wasser, S.P. & Nevo, E. Eds), pp. 280-355. Ruggell: A.R.A. Gantner Verlag K.-G..

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Raphidocelis&species=subcapitata

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Raphidocelis&Species=subcapitata

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 06 March 2013 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:101492