Tetraselmis verrucosa Butcher 1959

Publication Details
Tetraselmis verrucosa Butcher 1959: 69, pl. 5(8), 10(14), 11(11), 13(3)

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tetraselmis is Tetraselmis cordiformis (H.J.Carter) F.Stein.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Crouch, Essex, England; (Hori, Norris & Chihara 1983: 390) Notes: rivers Crouch and Blackwater, Essex (28 ppt) [illustrations all of material from River Colne, Essex] (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), warty (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 April 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 June 2013

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Nomenclatural note
page 68 (INA). - (12 June 2013) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
Europe (Hori et al. 1983). - (12 June 2013) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
occurring in salt marsh rivers and pools (Hori et al. 1983). - (12 June 2013) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 June 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025