Pseudulvella americana (J.W.Snow) Wille 1909
Publication Details
Pseudulvella americana (J.W.Snow) Wille 1909: 90
Published in: Wille, N. (1909). Conjugatae und Chlorophyceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien ... Nachträge zum I. Teil, Abteilung 2 über die Jahre 1890 bis 1910. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 1-96. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudulvella.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Ulvella americana J.W.Snow
Type Information
Type locality: "This form was found with Nitella and Oedogonium near Ann Arbor, Mich., [Michigan, USA] and grew in great abundance on the sides of the glass of a small aquarium in which these algae were growing."; (Snow 1889: 305)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 November 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2025
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Taxonomic note
According to Sanchez-Puerta et al. (2006), both ultrastructural and molecular data indicate that P. americana belongs to the Chaetopeltidales. - (23 October 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
