Tetraselmis levis Butcher 1959

Publication Details
Tetraselmis levis Butcher 1959: 71, pl. V: 6; pl. X: 9, pl. XI: 10; pl. XIII: 5

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tetraselmis is Tetraselmis cordiformis (H.J.Carter) F.Stein.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: salt marsh ditches at Brightlingsea, Essex (18-32 ppt); (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: INA: [illustrations from River Colne, River Crouch and Pyefleet, Essex]

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 April 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 June 2013

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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