Chlamydomonas nivalis (F.A.Bauer) Wille 1903
Publication Details
Chlamydomonas nivalis (F.A.Bauer) Wille 1903: 103, 126, no fig.
Published in: Wille, N. (1903). Algologische Notizen IX-XIV. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 41: 89-185.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Chlamydomonas is Chlamydomonas reinhardtii P.A.Dangeard.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Basionym
Uredo nivalis F.A.Bauer
Type Information
Type locality: "the Red Snow (discovered during the late Northern Expedition, under the command of Captain Ross, on the 17th of August, 1818, in Baffin's Bay, in lat. 75° 54', N. and long. 67° 15'. W.)"; (Bauer 1819: 222) Notes: No original material can be discovered for this name.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found growing in or near snow.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 July 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 September 2023
