Pyramimonas australis Andreoli & Moro 2002
Publication Details
Pyramimonas australis Andreoli & Moro 2002: 105-114, figs 1-19
Published in: Moro, I., La Rocca, N., Valle, L.D., Moschin, E., Negrisolo, E. & Andreoli, C. (2002). Pyramimonas australis sp. nov. (Prasinophyceae, Chlorophyta) from Antarctica: fine structure and molecular phylogeny. European Journal of Phycology 37: 103-114.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pyramimonas is Pyramimonas tetrarhynchus Schmarda.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea, Antarctica (74º41'S, 164º07'E); (Moro, La Rocca, Valle, Moschin, Negrisolo & Andreoli 2002: 106) Holotype: Fig. 12 (epitype) 11 December 1998; Surface waters of a hole (2 m in diameter and 1.5 m in depth) in the sea ice. Salinity and temperature were 24.7 psu and -1.5ºC, respectively; (Moro, La Rocca, Valle, Moschin, Negrisolo & Andreoli 2002: 106, 104) Notes: Fig. 12 is on p.109 of the paper (Moro et al., 2002).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 June 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 April 2006
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
