Tetraselmis contracta (N.Carter) Butcher 1959

Publication Details
Tetraselmis contracta (N.Carter) Butcher 1959: 63

Published in: Butcher, R.W. (1959). An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part I: Introduction and Chlorophyceae. Fisheries Investigations, London, series IV 1: 1-74, 15 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tetraselmis is Tetraselmis cordiformis (H.J.Carter) F.Stein.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Platymonas contracta N.Carter

Type Information
Type locality: Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: brackish water pond; (Index Nominum Algarum)

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 30 May 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 June 2013

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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