Rhodomonas salina (Wislouch) D.R.A.Hill & R.Wetherbee
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Subkingdom Cryptista
Phylum Cryptophyta
Class Cryptophyceae
Order Pyrenomonadales
Family Pyrenomonadaceae
Genus Rhodomonas
Publication details
Rhodomonas salina (Wislouch) D.R.A.Hill & R.Wetherbee 1989: 149, figs 15-21
Original publication: Hill, D.R.A. & Wetherbee, R. (1989). A reappraisal of the genus Rhodomonas (Cryptophyceae). Phycologia 28: 143-158.
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhodomonas is Rhodomonas baltica Karsten.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Cryptomonas salina Wislouch
Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), saline (Stearn 1973).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cryptomonas salina Wislouch 1924
Chroomonas salina (Wislough) Butcher 1967
Pyrenomonas salina (S.M.Wislouch) U.J.Santore 1984
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Chroomonas salina (Wislough) Butcher)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002).
(as Rhodomonas salina (Wislouch) D.R.A.Hill & R.Wetherbee)
Europe: Italy (Cerino & Zingone 2007), Romania (Caraus 2002).
Australia and New Zealand: Australia (Hill & Wetherbee 1989).
Source of synonymy
Hill, D.R.A. & Wetherbee, R. (1989). A reappraisal of the genus Rhodomonas (Cryptophyceae). Phycologia 28: 143-158.
Key references
Cerino, F. & Zingone, A. (2007). A survey of cryptomonad diversity and seasonality at a coastal Mediterranean site. European Journal of Phycology 41: 363-378.
Throndsen, J. (1996). The planktonic marine flagellates. In: Identifying marine phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 591-730. San Diego: Academic Press.
CCAP Cultures
CCAP Strain Number 978/24 Rhodomonas salina (Wislouch) D.R.A. Hill & R. Wetherbee
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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 366 samples identified as Rhodomonas salina.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 07 February 2007 by Wendy Guiry
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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Bartual, A., Lubián, L.M., Gálvez, J.A. & Niell, F.X. (2003). Effect of irradiance on growth, photosynthesis, pigment content and nutrient comsumption in dense cultures of Rhodomonas salina Wislouch (Cryptophyceae). Ciencias Marinas 28(4): 381-392.
