Bernardinium bernardinense Chodat 1924
Publication Details
Bernardinium bernardinense Chodat 1924: 41, fig. VII [7]
Published in: Chodat, R. (1924 '1923'). Algues de la région du Grand-St-Bernard. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Genève, sér. 2 15: 33-48.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Bernardinium.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: region of grand Saint-Bernard; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 October 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 25 October 2018
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Habitat note
Temporary pools, ponds, dams. According to Fawcett & Parrow (2013) this species is most likely a soil flagellate, which is present in the soil as a cyst. The species is heterotrophic or an obligate mixotroph, but all strains examined grow better in the light. It feeds on a wide range of prey, including diatoms, but material from North Carolina examined for food preferences favored cryptomonads and Chlamydomonas. - (25 October 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 June 2025
