Chlamydomonas oxyphila A.Pentecost, nom. illeg. 2011

Publication Details
Chlamydomonas oxyphila A.Pentecost, nom. illeg. 2011: 390

Published in: Pentecost, A. (2011). Phylum Chlorophyta. Order Volvocales. In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Second edition. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 381-409. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Type Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Chlamydomonas is Chlamydomonas reinhardtii P.A.Dangeard.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chlamydomonas nygaardii Fott.

Source of Synonymy
Fott, B. (1964). Notes on the taxonomy and morphology of some algae cultivated in the culture collection of algae at the Botany Department of Charles University. Acta Univ. Carol., Biol. 1964: 111-127.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 May 2014 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 May 2019

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: New name for Chlamydomonas acidophila Nygaard, 1945; priority for Chlamydomonas acidophila K.I.Negoro, 1944; priority for Chlamydomonas nygaardii Fott, 1964, - (22 January 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025

 
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