Coccophysium nivale (F.A.Bauer) Link 1833
Publication Details
Coccophysium nivale (F.A.Bauer) Link 1833: 342
Published in: Link, H.F. (1833). Handbuch zur Erkennung der nutzbarsten und am häufigsten vorkommenden Gewächse. Dritter Theil. pp. i-xviii, 1-536. Berlin: Haude & Spener.
Request PDFType Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chlamydomonas nivalis (F.A.Bauer) Wille.
Basionym
Uredo nivalis F.A.Bauer
Type Information
Type locality: "the Red Snow (discovered during the late Northern Expedition, under the command of Captain Ross, on the 17th of August, 1818, in Baffin's Bay, in lat. 75° 54', N. and long. 67° 15'. W.)"; (Bauer 1819: 222) Notes: No original material can be discovered for this name.
Origin of Species Name
, found growing in or near snow
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024
