Desertella californica Fucíková, P.O.Lewis & L.A.Lewis 2014
Publication Details
Desertella californica Fucíková, P.O.Lewis & L.A.Lewis 2014: 303, fig. 1: j-m
Published in: Fucíková, K., Lewis, P.O. & Lewis, L.A. (2014). Widespread desert affiliation of Trebouxiophycean algae (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) including discovery of three new desert genera. Phycological Research 62(4): 294-305, 5 figures, 1 table.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Desertella.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Calidiella californica (Fučíková, P.O.Lewis & L.A.Lewis) Darienko & Pröschold.
Source of Synonymy
Darienko, T. & Pröschold, T. (2020). Calidiella, a new generic name for Desertella (Trebouxiophyceae). Notulae Algarum 165: 1 page only, no fig..
Type Information
Type locality: "Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino Co., California, USA"; (Fucíková & al. 2014: [10]) Holotype: CONN; 00178616 ("preserved specimen") (Fucíková & al. 2014: [10]) Notes: Authentic strain: Culture UTEX B2992
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to California (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 12 November 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 08 August 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 June 2025
