Chaetopeltis americana (J.Snow) Collins 1909
Publication Details
Chaetopeltis americana (J.Snow) Collins 1909: 289
Published in: Collins, F.S. (1909). The green algae of North America. Tufts College Studies (Science) 2: 79-480, 18 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: July 1909
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chaetopeltis is Chaetopeltis orbicularis Berthold.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudulvella americana (J.W.Snow) Wille.
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.
Created: 07 November 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 November 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
