Chlamydomonas meslinii Bourrelly 1951

Publication Details
Chlamydomonas meslinii Bourrelly 1951: 258, pl. 3: fig. 52 (as 'Meslinii')

Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1951). Volvocales rares ou nouvelles. Hydrobiologia 3: 251-281, incl. 5 pls.

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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 Ostravamonas meslinii (Bourrelly) Barcytė & Hodač.

Source of Synonymy
Barcyte, D., Hodac, L. & Nedbalová, L. (2019 '2020'). Overlooked diversity with terrestrial lifestyle in the predominantly freshwater and snow phylogroup Chloromonadinia (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). European Journal of Phycology 55(2): 207-222.

Type Information
Type locality: "...dans le ruisseau du Jardin Alpin du Museum (octobre 1950).." [Paris, France]; (Barcytë & al. 2019: 217) "Holotype: Bourrelly (1951, pl. 3, fig. 52)": authentic strain SAG 75.81 (cryopreserved in Culture Collection of Algae at Göttingen Univ.) (epitype) (Barcytë & al. 2019: 217)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 20 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 May 2023

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Habitat note
ditch (Barcyte et al., 2019). - (11 May 2020) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025

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