Chlorella rotunda C.Bock, Krienitz & Pröschold 2011
Publication Details
Chlorella rotunda C.Bock, Krienitz & Pröschold 2011: 303, figs 5, 17
Published in: Bock, C., Krienitz, L. & Pröschold, T. (2011). Taxonomic reassessment of the genus Chlorella (Trebouxiophyceae) using molecular signatures (barcodes), including description of seven new species. Fottea 11(2): 293-312.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chlorella is Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Okawango, Angola; (Bock, Krienitz & Pröschold: 303) Notes: "Material of the authentic strain CCAP
260/11 is cryopreserved at the Culture Collection
of Algae and Protozoa, Oban, Scotland under the
designation CCAP 260/11.
Isotype: An airdried as well as a formaldehyde
fixed sample of strain CCAP 260/11 was deposited
at the Botanical Museum at BerlinDahlem under
the designation B40 0040662.
Authentic strain: CCAP 260/11
Iconotype: Figure 5."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), almost circular, with length breadth ratio of about 6 to 5 (Stearn 1973).
Created: 20 July 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 July 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
