Chlorella lewinii C.Bock, Krienitz & Pröschold 2011

Publication Details
Chlorella lewinii C.Bock, Krienitz & Pröschold 2011: 303, figs 6, 18

Published in: Bock, C., Krienitz, L. & Pröschold, T. (2011). Taxonomic reassessment of the genus Chlorella (Trebouxiophyceae) using molecular signatures (barcodes), including description of seven new species. Fottea 11(2): 293-312.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chlorella is Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck.

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

Type Information
Type locality: "Permanent freshwater pond in a crater, Easter Island, Chile"; (Bock, Krienitz & Pröschold: 304) Notes: "Material of the authentic strain CCAP 211/90 is cryopreserved at the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, Oban, Scotland. Isotype: An airdried as well as a formaldehyde fixed sample of strain CCAP 211/90 was deposited at the Botanical Museum at BerlinDahlem under the designation B40 0040663 Authentic strain: CCAP 211/90 Iconotype: Figure 6."

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 20 July 2013 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 July 2013

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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