Ostreococcus mediterraneus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mamiellales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Chlorophyta Subphylum: Prasinophytina Classis: Mamiellophyceae Ordo: Mamiellales

Familia: Bathycoccaceae
Genus: Ostreococcus
Species: Ostreococcus mediterraneus

Name

Ostreococcus mediterraneus B.Marin & N.H.Grimsley, in Subirana et al. 2013

• Type locality: Spain: Mediterranean Sea, Barcelona harbour.
• Holotype: strain RCC789 permanently preserved in resin for electron microscopy (Department of Life Sciences, Botanical Collections, The Natural History Museum London, Cromwell Road, London, UK, SW75BD). Culture of the species: RCC789 (re-isolated from strain RCC501).

References

• Subirana, L., Péquin, B., Michely, S., Escande, M.-L., Meilland, J., Derelle, E., Marin, B., Piganeau, G., Desdevises, Y., Moreau, H. & N.H. Grimsley 2013. Morphology, genome plasticity and phylogeny in the genus Ostreococcus reveal a cryptic species, O. mediterraneus sp. nov. (Mamiellales, Mamiellophyceae). Protist 164(5): 643–659, 5 fig., 1 table. DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2013.06.002 . PDF. Reference page. : 651, fig. 2D
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. Ostreococcus mediterraneus. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2019-12-13.