Pyramimonas orientalis Butcher ex McFadden, D.R.A.Hill & Wetherbee 1986
Publication Details
Pyramimonas orientalis Butcher ex McFadden, D.R.A.Hill & Wetherbee 1986: 219
Published in: McFadden, G.I., Hill, D.R.A. & Wetherbee, R. (1986). A study of the genus Pyramimonas (Prasinophyceae) from southeastern Australia. Nordic Journal of Botany 6: 209-234.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pyramimonas is Pyramimonas tetrarhynchus Schmarda.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: England: River Blackwater, Essex; (INA 1996) Type: Pl. VII: 12 in R.W. Butcher (1959): (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), eastern.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 09 November 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: Invalid when originally introduced by Butcher (1959) as no type was designated. McFadden, Hill & Wetherbee (1986) validates the invalided Butcher name by designating a type. However, the latter authors included Pyramimonas plurioculata Butcher 1959, a valid name as it is typified by a single gathering (Art. 8) as a synonym, which renders Pyramimonas orientalis Butcher ex McFadden, Hill & Wetherbee illegitimate. - (19 July 2011) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 May 2025
