Chlamydomonas zimbabwiensis Heimke & R.C.Starr 1979
Publication Details
Chlamydomonas zimbabwiensis Heimke & R.C.Starr 1979: 21, figs 1-5
Published in: Heimke, J.W. & Starr, R.C. (1979). The sexual process in several heterogamous Chlamydomonas strains in the subgenus Pleiochloris. Archiv für Protistenkunde 122(1-2): 20-42.
Type Species
The type species (type conserved) of the genus Chlamydomonas is Chlamydomonas reinhardtii P.A.Dangeard.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Oogamochlamys zimbabwiensis (Heimke & R.C.Starr) Pröschold, B.Marin, U.W.Schlösser & Melkonian.
Source of Synonymy
Pröschold, T., Marin, B., Schlösser, U.W. & Melkonian, M. (2001). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Chlamydomonas (Chlorophyta). I. Emendation of Chlamydomonas Ehrenberg and Chloromonas Gobi, and descripription of Oogamochlamys gen. nov. and Lobochlamys gen. nov. Protist 152(44): 265-300, 7 figures, 5 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Zimbabwe; (INA 1996) Type: Strain UTEX 2213 permanently preserved in a metabolically inactive state (cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen) in UTEX (epitype) (Pröschold & al. 2001: 288) Notes: Collector: M.A. Pocock, in 1968 (INA).
Description
Emended diagnosis (Pröschold et al., 2001).
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 August 2024
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Nomenclatural note
1979: 21, figs 1-9 (INA). - (03 February 2016) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025
