Sanguina aurantia Leya, Procházková & Nedbalová 2019
Publication Details
Sanguina aurantia Leya, Procházková & Nedbalová 2019: [15], fig. 5 A-G
Published in: Procházková, L., Leya, T., Krizková, H. & Nedbalová, L. (2019). Sanguina nivaloides and Sanguina aurantia gen. et spp. nov. (Chlorophyta): the taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography and ecology of two newly recognised algae causing red and orange snow. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 95: [1-21, Supplementary material] , 9 figs, 2 tables.
Request PDFPublication date: On-line10 May 2019
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sanguina is Sanguina nivaloides Procházková, Leya & Nedbalová.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "... snowfield at the south foot of Fugleberget, Isbjornhamna, Hornsund, Wedel Jarlsberg Land, Svalbard, Norway (77° 0' 42.156" N 15° 32' 13.2" E; altitude: 55 m a.s.l."; (Procházková & al. 2019: [15]) Holotype: Thomas Leya & Guntram Weithoff, sample number 005/10–1b; 6 August 2010; B; 40 00 43197 (Procházková & al. 2019: [15])
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 July 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 July 2019
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Distributional note
"... in melting snow in subpolar and polar regions, so far the known locations are only in the northern hemisphere (North America, the Arctic). - (03 July 2019) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
