Cryptomonas ovata var. curvata (Ehrenberg) Lemmermann 1903
Publication Details
Cryptomonas ovata var. curvata (Ehrenberg) Lemmermann 1903: 6, adnot.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptomonas is Cryptomonas ovata Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cryptomonas curvata Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Cryptomonas curvata Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Berlin; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: Permanent slide of strain M1484 (epitype) BHUPM; (Hoef-Emden & Melkonian 2003: 392) Notes: Lectotype: Ehrenberg 1830, BHUPM: drawing sheet no. 359: cell c (middle cell in the top row); Epitype: Slide of strain M1484 deposited at at the CCAC under the designation CRYP.E.001 (designated by Hoef-Emden & Melkonian 2003: 392)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ovate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 November 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
