Chrysochromulina breviturrita K.H.Nicholls 1978
Publication Details
Chrysochromulina breviturrita K.H.Nicholls 1978: 500, fig. 1-25
Published in: Nicholls, K.H. (1978). Chrysochromulina breviturrita sp. nov., a new freshwater member of the Prymnesiophyceae. Journal of Phycology 14(4): 499-505, 25 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chrysochromulina is Chrysochromulina parva Lackey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Prymnesium breviturritum (K.H.Nicholls) K.H.Nicholls.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Buckskin Lake, Ontario, Canada (78º12'w, 45º57'N); (Nicholls 1978: 500) Iconotype: Fig. 3, 20-25: (Nicholls 1978: 500) Notes: Deposited in the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's phytoplankton sample repository (No. 77-2983) and National Herbarium of Canada (CANA) as No. 20447.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 10 February 2005 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 December 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025
