Cryodactylon glaciale Chodat 1921
Publication Details
Cryodactylon glaciale Chodat 1921: 80, fig. 6
Published in: Chodat, R. (1921). Algues de la région du Grand St-Bernard. I. Algues rares ou nouvelles du Plan de Jupiter. II. Sur la place à attribuer aux genres Tetraedron et Polyedrium. Bulletin de la Société de Botanique de Genève, série 2 12(2): 293-305, 10 figures.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Cryodactylon.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chloromonas brevispina (F.E.Fritsch) Hoham, S.Roemer & Mullet.
Source of Synonymy
Hoham, R.W., Roemer, S.C. & Mullet, J.E. (1979). The life history and ecology of the snow alga Chloromonas brevispina comb. nov. (Chlorophyta, Volvocales). Phycologia 18(1): 55-70, 33 figs, 2 tables.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B, icy, frozen, or glacial; also meaning, growing in icy-cold regions.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 February 2025
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025
