Pyramimonas dichotoma Daugbjerg 1993
Publication Details
Pyramimonas dichotoma Daugbjerg 1993: 11, figs 40-42
Published in: Daugbjerg, N. & Moestrup, Ø. (1993). Four new species of Pyramimonas (Prasinophyceae) from arctic Canada including a light and electron microscopic description of Pyamimonas quadrifolia sp. nov.. European Journal of Phycology 28(1): 3-16, 54 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pyramimonas is Pyramimonas tetrarhynchus Schmarda.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: vicinity of Igloolik Island, Northern Foxe Basin, Canada; (Daugbjerg & Moestrup 1993: 3) Holotype: Fig. 41: (Daugbjerg & Moestrup 1993: 11)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024