Ochromonas tuberculata D.J.Hibberd 1970
Publication Details
Ochromonas tuberculata D.J.Hibberd 1970: 119, 120, figs 1-50
Published in: Hibberd, D.J. (1970). Observations on the cytology and ultrastructure of Ochromonas tuberculatus sp. nov. (Chrysophyceae), with special reference to the discobolocysts. British Phycological Journal 5(2): 119-143, 50 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ochromonas is Ochromonas triangulata Vysotskii.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Great Whernside, Yorkshire; (Hibberd 1970: 120) Holotype: 21 May 1967; in plankton of a shallow acid pool; BM; preparation no. 1919 (Hibberd 1970: 120) Notes: Kristiansen (in John et al., 2002) notes that this species is from England; planktonic from Yorkshire (Hibberd, 1970). According to Andersen et al. (2017: 600), strain CCAP 933/27 was the authentic strain used by Hibberd, and it was collected at three Tarns, Cumbria, England.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
