Haramonas dimorpha Horiguchi 1996
Publication Details
Haramonas dimorpha Horiguchi 1996: 145, figs 1-18
Published in: Horiguchi, T. (1996). Haramonas dimorpha gen. et sp. nov. (Raphidophyceae), a new marine raphidophyte from Australian mangrove. Phycological Research 44: 143-150, 18 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Haramonas.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Mouth of the Daintree River, north-east Australia; (Horiguchi 1996: 143) Holotype: Fig. 5 (epitype) Mangrove; (Horiguchi 1996: 143, 146)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having two forms, e.g., two morphotypes in the same life history (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Motile cell club-shaped, 23.8-38.8 microns (mean = 30.2 microns) in length, 10.0-15.0 microns (mean = 12.3 microns) in width; two heterodynamic flagella emerging from apical end of cell; chloroplasts yellow brown in color, 10-20 in number, disc-shaped, arranged peripherally, imbricated; tubular invagination located at posterior of the cell, 4-5 microns in length; no contractile vacuole present; no eyespot present. Non-motile cell sessile, embedded in mucilaginous matrix, more or less spherical, 15.0-22.5 microns (mean = 18.4 microns) in diameter; chloroplats 10-20 in number, arranged almost radially; tubular invagination also present. Marine flagellate.
Created: 26 March 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 24 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
