Pleodorina indica (Iyengar) H. Nozaki
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridaeplantae
Phylum Chlorophyta
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Volvocales
Family Volvocaceae
Genus Pleodorina
Publication details
Pleodorina indica (Iyengar) H. Nozaki in Nozaki, Kuroiwa, Mita, & Kuroiwa 1989: 265
Original publication: Nozaki, H., Kuroiwa, H., Mita, T. & Kuroiwa, T. (1989). Pleodorina japonica sp. nov. (Volvocales, Chlorophyta) with bacteria-like endosymbionts. Phycologia 28: 252-267.
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleodorina is Pleodorina californica W.R.Shaw.
Status of name
This is regarded as a current name.
Basionym
Eudorina indica Iyengar
Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to India (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
Pleodorina indica R.C. Starr & J. Zeikus 1987
UTEX Cultures
UTEX Culture LB 1990 Pleodorina indica
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NCBI Nucleotide Sequences
As of 2 June 2009, nucleotide sequence data are available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Genbank for 9 samples identified as Pleodorina indica.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 08 June 2009 by M.D. Guiry
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