Chlorosphaera oliveri Henfrey 1859
Publication Details
Chlorosphaera oliveri Henfrey 1859: 29, pl. 3 (as 'Oliveri')
Published in: Henfrey, A. (1859). On Chlorosphaera, a new genus of uni-cellular freshwater algae. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 7: 25-29, pl. III.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Chlorosphaera.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eremosphaera viridis De Bary.
Source of Synonymy
De Toni, G.B. (1889). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. I. Chlorophyceae. pp. [3]-12, [i]-cxxxix, 1-1315. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Type Information
Type locality: "Found in boggy ditches. Prestwick Carr, Northumberland. D. Oliver, jun., March, 1857, and 1858."; (Henfrey 1859: 29) Notes: No type indicated; can probably be typified by pl. III.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 January 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 August 2024
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Taxonomic note
According to ING (January 2012), this species "...has been referred to Eremosphaera de Bary 1858 by Printz in Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2. 3: 118. 1928." Referred to Eremosphaera viridis de Bary, 1858, by De Toni (1889: 617). - (27 January 2012) - M.D. Guiry
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Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 June 2025
