Isochrysis galbana Parke 1949
Publication Details
Isochrysis galbana Parke 1949: 265, figs 24-45; pl. I: figs 4-10
Published in: Parke, M. (1949). Studies on marine flagellates. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 28: 255-288, 73 figs, 2 pls.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Isochrysis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Isolated from sea water from one of the fish.ponds at the Marine Biological Station, Port Erin, in January 1938."; (Parke 1949: 265) Notes: Initially called "Flagellate I".
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2014
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Usage note
Used in aquaculture to feed juvenile fish and crustaceans, as well as bivalve larvae in mollusc hatcheries (Godet et al. 2010). - (08 September 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 February 2025