Chlamydomonas media Klebs 1896
Publication Details
Chlamydomonas media Klebs 1896: 424, fig. 12
Published in: Klebs, G.A. (1896). Ueber Die Fortpflanzungs-Physiologie der niederen Organismen, der Protobionten. Specieller Theil. Die Bedingungen der Fortpflanzung bei einigen Algen und Pilzen. . pp. i-xviii, 1-543, 15 figs, 3 pls. Jena: Verlag von Gustav Fischer.
Request PDFType 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 Microglena media (Klebs) Nakada.
Source of Synonymy
Nakada, T. & Tomita, M. (2014). Light microscopy and phylogenetic analyses of Chlamydomonas species (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae). II. Molecular phylogeny, secondary
structure of ITS-2, cell morphology, and nomenclature of
Microglena opisthopyren, and M. media, comb. nov. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 65(2): 67-73, 2 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), intermediate.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 April 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 15 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025
