Sphaerella pluvialis (Flotow) Wittrock 1886
Current name:
Haematococcus lacustris (Girod-Chantrans) Rostafinski
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA: birdbath, cyst - 07 April 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Sphaerella pluvialis (Flotow) Wittrock 1886: no. 733
Published in: Wittrock, V.B., Nordstedt, C.F.O. & Lagerheim, G. (1886). Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue Scandinavicae quas adjectis algis marinis chlorophyllaceis et hycochromaceis. Vol. Fasc. 15 pp. nos 701-750..
Publication date: 10 Jul 1886
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphaerella is Sphaerella nivalis (F.A.Bauer) Sommerfelt.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Haematococcus lacustris (Girod-Chantrans) Rostafinski.
Source of Synonymy
Nakada, T. & Ota, S. (2016). What is the correct name for the type of Haematococcus Flot. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae)?. Taxon 65(2): 343-348, 4 figures.
Basionym
Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow
Type Information
Type locality: "on the footpaths between Hirschberg and Grunau" [Grunau, near Hirshberg in Silesia, Germany]; (INA 1996: 413) Lectotype: Flotow (1844), pl. XXV, fig. 70: (designated in support of lectotype) cryopreserved strain SAG192.80 (epitype) (Allewaert et al. 2015: 591) Notes: "On a small botanical excursion with Dr. Körher on 6 September 1841, we found in the shallow cavity of a granite slab ...
the bridge over the moat and the on the footpaths between Hirschberg and the neighbouring village of Grunau ... forms in stagnant
rainwater , a red matter ..." [from the German]
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), produced by rain.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025
