Chrysocystis fragilis Lobban, D.Honda & Chihara 1995
Publication Details
Chrysocystis fragilis Lobban, D.Honda & Chihara 1995: 97, figs 1-16
Published in: Lobban, C.S., Honda, D., Chihara, M. & Schefter, M. (1995). Chrysocystis fragilis gen. nov., sp. nov. (Chrysophyceae, Sarcinochrysidales), with notes on other macroscopic chrysophytes (golden algae) on Guam reefs.. Micronesica 28(1): 91-102, 24 figs.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Chrysocystis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Luminao Reef (Glass Breakwater), Guam"; (Index Nominum Algarum: 23) Type: 13 Feb. 1990; TNS; AL39667 (glass slide with zoospores) (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Paper mounts of colonies: TNS-AL39674-896777; UC1612796; and at UMICH.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 December 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
