Pseudocryptomonas americana C.E.M.Bicudo & Tell 1988
Publication Details
Pseudocryptomonas americana C.E.M.Bicudo & Tell 1988: 408, figs 7-11
Published in: Bicudo, C.E.M. & Tell, G. (1988). Pseudocryptomonas, a new genus of Cryptophyceae from southern Brazil. Nova Hedwigia 46(3/4): 407-411, 11 fig.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudocryptomonas is Pseudocryptomonas subcylindrica C.E.M.Bicudo & Tell.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cryptomonas borealis Skuja.
Type Information
Type locality: Brazil: Parque Estadual das Fontes do Ipirango, Sao Paulo; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: figs 7-11: C.E.M. Bicudo; vii 1982; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 October 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024