Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus R.A.Andersen, D.Potter, D.& J.C.Bailey 2002
Publication Details
Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus R.A.Andersen, D.Potter, D.& J.C.Bailey 2002: 58, 59, figs 1-23
Published in: Andersen, R.A., Potter, D. & Bailey, J.C. (2002). Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus gen. et sp. nov. (Pinguiophyceae), a new marine coccoid alga. Phycological Research 50(1): 57-66.
Request PDFPublication date: March 2002
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pinguiococcus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Aquaculture tank, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort Pierce, FL, USA; (Andersen, Potter & Bailey 2002: 58) Holotype: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (F); EM block RAA-666 (Andersen, Potter & Bailey 2002: 58) Notes: Isotypes: Figs 1-6.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Spherical cells 3-8 mm in diameter; irregular cells with cytoplasmic extensions up to 15 mm or more in length; one chloroplast with stalked pyrenoid; membranes penetrating the pyrenoid; peripheral membranous network present immediately below plasma membrane; marine; cysts unknown.
Created: 22 January 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 February 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
