Haematococcus zimbabwiensis Pockock 1960

Publication Details
Haematococcus zimbabwiensis Pockock 1960: 21, fig. 5J

Published in: Pocock, M.A. (1960). Haematococcus in southern Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 36: 5-55.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Haematococcus is Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Balticola zimbabwiensis (Pocock) Almgren.

Type Information
Type locality: Great Zimbabwe, southern Rhodesia; (Pocock 1960: 23) Type: fig. 5, J: December 1957; rain-water pools on low granite outcrop between Acropolis and Valley of Ruins; associated with 'Rosy Rotifer' (Philodina roseola) and a second, much larger rotifer, also rosy; (Index Nominum Algarum)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 February 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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