Ochromonas moestrupii R.A.Andersen 2011
Publication Details
Ochromonas moestrupii R.A.Andersen 2011: 601, figs 1-27
Published in: Andersen, R.A. (2011). Ochromonas moestrupii sp. nov. (Chrysophyceae), a new golden flagellate from Australia. Phycologia 50(6): 600-607.
Publication date: 2011
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ochromonas is Ochromonas triangulata Vysotskii.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Melkoniania moestrupii (R.A.Andersen) R.A.Andersen.
Source of Synonymy
Andersen, R.A., Graf, L, Malakhov, Y. & Yoon, H.S. (2017). Rediscovery of the Ochromonas type species Ochromonas triangulata (Chrysophyceae) from its type locality (Lake Veysove, Donetsk region, Ukraine. Phycologia 56(6): 591-604, 30 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia (approximately 37º51'S 144º55'E); (Andersen 2011: 601) Holotype: NY; plastic TEM block RAA-604 (Andersen 2011: 601) Notes: Isotype: cryopreserved culture CCMP1278. "The designated holotype is the
plastic TEM block RAA-604 deposited in the New York Botanical
Garden, New York, United States. GenBank Accession
numbers U42382 (nuclear SSU rRNA) and EF165174 (plastid
encoded rbcL gene) provide molecular characters."
Eponomy
"The alga is named in honour of Prof. Dr Øjvind Moestrup, who has made many significant contributions to phycology..."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 December 2011 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 May 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 February 2025