Cryptoglena cordiformis H.J.Carter 1858
Current name:
Tetraselmis cordiformis (H.J.Carter) F.Stein
Nevada, USA: 1000x, DIC - 21 August 2013. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Cryptoglena cordiformis H.J.Carter 1858: 250, pl. VIII, fig. 28
Published in: Carter, H.J. (1958). On fecundation in Eudorina elegans and Cryptoglena. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 3 2: 237-253.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptoglena is Cryptoglena pigra Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tetraselmis cordiformis (H.J.Carter) F.Stein.
Type Information
Type locality: India: shallow pool, Island of Bombay; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Described from water tanks in Bombay (Moestrup in John et al. 2002).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 01 October 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 May 2024