Characiopsis ovalis (Chodat) Chodat 1925
Publication Details
Characiopsis ovalis (Chodat) Chodat 1925: 32
Published in: Poulton, E.M. (1925). Étude sur les Hétérokontes thèse présentée à la Faculté des sciences de l'Université de Genève. pp. 1-96. Genève [Geneva]: Université de Genève.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Characiopsis is Characiopsis minuta (A.Braun) Borzì.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neomonodus ovalis (Chodat) R.Amaral & al..
Basionym
Monodus ovalis Chodat
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Genève: la Gradelle; (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype: figs 156-159 in Chodat 1913: strain CAUP Q 302 (cryopreserved), deposited at Coimbra Coll. Algae (ACOI) (epitype) (Amaral & al. 2020: 644)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 March 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 19 October 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
