Chloromonas chenangoensis Hoham, Berman, H.S.Rogers, Felio, Ryba & P.R.Miller 2006
Publication Details
Chloromonas chenangoensis Hoham, Berman, H.S.Rogers, Felio, Ryba & P.R.Miller 2006: 321, figs 2-4, 8-10, 14-16, 17-19, 22, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34
Published in: Hoham, R.W., Berman, J.D., Rogers, H.S., Felio, J.H., Ryba, J.B. & Miller, P.R. (2006). Two new species of green snow algae from upstate New York, Chloromonas chenangoensis sp. nov. and Chloromonas tughillensis sp. nov. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and the effects of light on their life cycle development. Phycologia 45: 319-330.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chloromonas is Chloromonas reticulata (Goroschankin) Gobi.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Chenango Valley, Hamilton, NY (42.5ºN, 75.3ºW); (Hoham & al. 2006: 321) Holotype: Figs 2-4 (epitype) April 2001; 350 m elevation; in top 5-15 cm of melting snow banks all under 25 cm deep, in open to mostly shaded areas near hardwood and coniferous trees; snow temperature near 0ºC and pH range of snow melt at 0ºC, 6.7-7.6; (Hoham & al. 2006: 321) Notes: Holotype: Figs 2-4, from strain CU 725B. Culture deposited in the Colgate University Culture Collection, Hamilton, NY, USA.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Cells oblong, 7.5-17.5 microns wide by 15-25 microns long, or spherical, 11-17 microns wide; chloroplasts parietal bands and disks with or without extensions that may or may not be connected to one another; eyespot and pyrenoid absent; nucleus centrally located; two apical contractile vacuoles; non-descript papilla; flagella 0.5-1.0 times cell length. V-configurations; cell packs, seldom with flagella, with two, four or rarely more oblong (infrequently spherical) daughter cells; most spherical cells derived from oblong cells. Mating pairs isogamous or anisogamous; homothallic; planozygotes oblong or spherical; mature zygotes unknown.
Created: 18 September 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 July 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
