Chlamydomonas clathrata Pascher 1927

Publication Details
Chlamydomonas clathrata Pascher 1927: 192 (key), 305, fig. 274b

Published in: Pascher, A. (1927). Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz. Volvocales = Phytomonadinae. Vol. 4 pp. [1]–505. Jena: Fischer.

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 Chloromonas reticulata (Goroschankin) Gobi.

Source of Synonymy
Matsuzaki, R., Hara, Y. & Nozaki, H. (2012). A taxonomic revision of Chloromonas reticulata (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae), the type species of the genus Chloromonas, based on multigene phylogeny and comparative light and electron microscopy. Phycologia 51(1): 74-85.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), latticed or pierced with openings like a grating or trellis (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 October 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025