Chlamydomonas antarctica Wille 1911
Publication Details
Chlamydomonas antarctica Wille 1911: 481, no fig. (as 'antarcticus')
Published in: Gain, L. (1911). La neige verte et la neige rouge des régions Antarctiques (Résumé de l'étude de M. le Professeur Wille. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 17: 479-482, no figs.
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 Chlorosarcina antarctica (Wille) H.U.Ling.
Source of Synonymy
Ling, H.U. (2002). Snow algae of the Windmill Islands, continental Antarctica: Chlorosarcina antarctica comb. nov. (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) from pink snow, with discussion of Chlorosarcina and allied genera. Phycologia 41: 1-9.
Type Information
Type locality: Casey, Antarctica; (Ling 2002: 2) Type: Snow or ice; (Ling 2002: 2) Notes: Type locality: Antarctica: west coast of Graham Land (Index Nominum Algarum).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 November 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 November 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025
