Chlamydomonas alpina (Wille) Playfair 1918
Publication Details
Chlamydomonas alpina (Wille) Playfair 1918: 518
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1918). New and rare freshwater algae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 43: 497-543, pls LIV-LVII.
Request PDFPublication date: 18 Dec. 1918 [INA]
Type Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Chlamydomonas is Chlamydomonas reinhardtii P.A.Dangeard.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chloromonas alpina Wille.
Source of Synonymy
Matsuzaki, R., Nozaki, H., Takeuchi, N., Hara, Y. & Kawachi, M. (2019). Taxonomic re-examination of “Chloromonas nivalis (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) zygotes” from Japan and description of C. muramotoi sp. nov. 14(1): e0210986 1-17, 7 figs, 1 table.
Basionym
Chloromonas alpina Wille
Type Information
Type locality: Gebirgspartie 'Rondane' zwischen 'Gudbrands' und 'Osterdalen'; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), alpine, growing in the Alps or in the alpine zone of other mountains (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2025
