Chlamydomonas macroplastida f. macrostigma Bourrelly 1951
Publication Details
Chlamydomonas macroplastida f. macrostigma Bourrelly 1951: 256, pl. 2: figs 33, 34
Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1951). Volvocales rares ou nouvelles. Hydrobiologia 3: 251-281, incl. 5 pls.
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 Microglena opisthopyren (Skuja) Demchenko, Mikhailyuk & Proschold.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: "Cette espece provient d'une fleur d'eau a Carteria multifilis de l'Etang de Villebon (avril 1948)" [Île-de-France, near Paris, France]; (Bourrelly 1951: 256)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 October 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 19 May 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 22 July 2025