Ochromonas villosa Clarke & Pennick 1981
Publication Details
Ochromonas villosa Clarke & Pennick 1981: figs 1-8
Published in: Clarke, K.J & Pennick, N.C. (1981). Ochromonas villosa sp. nov., a member of the Chrysophyceae with a fibrous body coating. Archiv für Protistenkunde 124: 430-436.
Publication date: 1981
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ochromonas is Ochromonas triangulata Vysotskii.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type illustration Fig. 4 (Clarke & Pennick): vi.1959; originating from a collection by R.W. Butcher; saline ditch; Cambridge Collection of Algae & Protozoa; LB 933/25 (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), villous, shaggy with farily long soft straight not interwoven ascending hairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 22 April 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
