Scotiella polyptera F.E.Fritsch 1912

Publication Details
Scotiella polyptera F.E.Fritsch 1912: 308, 327, pl. 10: figs 18-21

Published in: Fritsch, F.E. (1912). Freshwater algae collected in the South Orkneys by Mr. R. N. Rudmose Brown, B.Sc. of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-04. Journal of the Linnean Society of London Botany 40: 293-338, 1 fig., 2 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Scotiella is Scotiella antarctica F.E.Fritsch.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chloromonas polyptera (F.E.Fritsch) R.W.Hoham, J.E.Mullet & S.C.Roemer.

Source of Synonymy
Hoham, R.W., Mullet, J.E. & Roemer, S.C. (1983). The life history and ecology of the snow alga Chloromonas polyptera comb. nov. (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Canadian Journal of Botany 61: 2416-2429.

Type Information
Type locality: the Beach, Scotia Bay; freshwater ponds between peaks of Saddle Island and at Point Thomsen, Brown's Bay: South Orkneys; (INA 1996) Type: H.N. Rudmose Brown; yellow snow; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 21 September 2012 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 November 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025