Neochloris Starr, 1955

Holotype species: Neochloris aquatica Starr

Publication details: Starr, 1955: 86

Original publication and holotype designation: Starr, R.C. (1955). A comparative study of Chlorococcum meneghini and other spherical, zoospore-producing genera of the Chlorococcales. Indiana University Publications. Science Series 20: [i]-viii, 1-111, 239 figs.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2021-09-06 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Deason, T.R., Silva, P.C., Watanabe, S. & Floyd, G.L. (1991). Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genus Neochloris. Plant Systematics and Evolution 177: 213-219, 1 table.

Taxonomic note
Chlorococcales: Chlorococcaceae ? According to Neustupa et al. (2011: 63), N. aquatica and related species belong to the order Sphaeropleales in the class Chlorophyceae (Deason et al. 1991; Lewis et al. 1992). - (03 March 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025