Pinguiochrysis pyriformis Kawachi, M., Atsumi, M., Ikemoto, H.& Miyachi, S. 2002
Publication Details
Pinguiochrysis pyriformis Kawachi, M., Atsumi, M., Ikemoto, H.& Miyachi, S. 2002: 50-52, Figs 1-14
Published in: Kawachi, M., Atsumi, N., Ikemoto, H. & Miyachi, S. (2002). Pinguiochrysis pyriformis gen. et sp. nov. (Pinguiophyceae), a new picoplanktonic alga isolated from the Pacific Ocean. Phycological Research 50(1): 49-56.
Request PDFPublication date: March 2002
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pinguiochrysis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Pacific Ocean (8º16'N, 134º30' E); (Kawachi et al. 2002: 50) Holotype: 1 June 1991; Marine, tropical surface waters; TNS (National Science Museum, Tokyo); EM specimen (preservation No. 53957) (Kawachi et al. 2002: 50) Notes: Isotypes: Figs 1-10.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pear-shaped (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Cells with characters of the genus; 1-3 mm, pyriform to subsphgerical; ovoid chloroplast; reflective granule near the chloroplast common in cells of old cultures
Created: 13 February 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 March 2007
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 May 2024
