Cryptochlora perforans Calderon-Saenz & Schnetter 1987

Publication Details
Cryptochlora perforans Calderon-Saenz & Schnetter 1987: 69, fig. 1

Published in: Calderon-Saenz, E. & Schnetter, R. (1987). Cryptochlora perforans, a new genus and species of algae (Chlorarachniophyta), capable of penetrating dead algal filaments. Plant Systematics and Evolution 158: 69-71.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Cryptochlora.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Cañavarales, Parque Nacional Tayrona, near Santa Marta, Colombia (Caribbean Sea); (Calderon-Saenz & Schnetter 1987: 69) Holotype: COL; sine numero (Calderon-Saenz & Schnetter 1987: 69) Notes: The Holotype is a slide preserved with formo-glycerine, containing cells on and within Boodleopsis pusilla, from cultured material

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 January 2004 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 July 2006

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 July 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025