Barranca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chaetophorales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Chlorophyta Subphylum: Chlorophytina Classis: Chlorophyceae Ordo: Chaetophorales

Familia: Barrancaceae
Genus: Barranca

Species: B. multiflagellata – B. variabilis – B. yajiagengensis

Name

Barranca Caisová, Pérez Reyes, Cruz Álamo, Martel Quintana, Surek & Melkonian, 2015

• Type species: Barranca multiflagellata Caisová, Pérez Reyes, Cruz Álamo, Martel Quintana, Surek & Melkonian

• Etymology: named for its type locality, Barranco de Gallegos, a volcanic canyon in La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain).

References

Primary references

• Caisová, L., Pérez Reyes, C., Cruz Álamo, V., Martel Quintana, A., Surek, B. & Melkonian, M. 2015. Barrancaceae: a new green algal lineage with structural and behavioral adaptations to a fluctuating environment. American Journal of Botany 102(9): 1482–1492. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1500199 Reference page. 

Links

• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2023. Barranca. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2023-12-22.