Meyerella planktonica Fawley & K.P.Fawley 2005
Publication Details
Meyerella planktonica Fawley & K.P.Fawley 2005: 43, figs 9-14, 20-25
Published in: Fawley, M.W., Fawley, K.P. & Owen, H.A. (2005). Diversity and ecology of small coccoid green algae from Lake Itasca, Minnesota, USA, including Meyerella planktonica, gen. et sp. nov.. Phycologia 44: 35-48.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Meyerella.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Lake Itasca, Clearwater County, Minnesota, U.S.A.; (Fawley, Fawley & Owen 2005: 43, 45) Holotype: Itas 2/24 s-1w from the collection of the Itasca Microbial Observatory, Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University , Fargo, ND, USA, cryopreserved as CCMP 2446 (Guillard-Provasoli National Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton); (Fawley, Fawley & Owen 2005: 45) Notes: Isotype: Itas 2/24 S-122w, also available as CCMP2259 (Guillard-Provasoli National Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), planktonic.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 May 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 30 August 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 May 2024
