Galdieria maxima O.Yu.Sentsova, nom. inval. 1991
Publication Details
Galdieria maxima O.Yu.Sentsova, nom. inval. 1991: 75, fig. 1: B
Published in: Sentsova, O.Y. (1991). [On the diversity of acido-thermophilic unicellular algae of the genus Galderia (Rhodophyta, Cyanidiophyceae)]. Botanicheskii Zhurnal 76(1): 69-79, 2 figs, 2 tables. [in Russian and Latin]
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Galdieria is Galdieria sulphuraria (Galdieri) Merola.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Russia: Kunashir Island; (INA 1996) Type: S.N. Gorjachev; viii-ix 1988; Inst. Plant Physiol., Acad. Sci., Moscow; type culture (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), largest.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: designation of culture as type not permitted (ICN Art. 8.4). - (13 October 2020) - M.D. Guiry
Habitat note
Hot springs, volcanic region (Hsieh et al., 2015). - (09 October 2015) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025
