Prymnesium radiatum Sym, Pienaar, Edvardsen & Egge 2011
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Publication Details
Prymnesium radiatum Sym, Pienaar, Edvardsen & Egge 2011: 232, 233, figs 1-60
Published in: Sym, S.D., Pienaar, R.N., Edvardsen, B. & Egge, E.S. (2011). Fine structure and systematics of Prymnesiu radiatum sp. nov (Prymnesiophyceae) from False Bay and Franskraal, South Africa. European Journal of Phycology 46(3): 229-248.
Request PDFPublication date: 2011
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prymnesium is Prymnesium saltans Massart.
Status of Name
The taxonomic status of this entity requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: False Bay, South Africa; (Sym et al. 2011: 233) Holotype (isolate BO9): December 1996; marine, planktonic in inshore waters; Moss Herbarium, Univ. of the Witwatersrand, Johannesberg; J100093 (permanent slide of material embedded in Spurr's resin) (Sym et al. 2011: 232, 231)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), radiate.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 October 2011 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 October 2011
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
