Actinochloris terrestris (Vischer) Ettl & Gärtner 1987
Publication Details
Actinochloris terrestris (Vischer) Ettl & Gärtner 1987: 514
Published in: Ettl, H. & Gärtner, G. (1987). Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes and descriptions of new taxa of the Tetrasporales, Chlorococcales and Gloeodendrales (Chlorophyta, Chlamydophyceae and Chlorophyceae). Nova Hedwigia 44: 509-517.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Actinochloris is Actinochloris sphaerica Korschikov.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Macrochloris dissecta Korshikov.
Basionym
Asterococcus terrestris Vischer
Type Information
Type locality: "Erdproben von Il Fuorn" [Switzerland]; (Vischer 1945: 47)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing on the ground or soil, as opposed to rocks or trees (Stearn 1973).
Created: 05 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 26 January 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
