Chloromonas chenangoensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Chlamydomonadaceae
Genus: Chloromonas
Species Chloromonas chenangoensis

Name

Chloromonas chenangoensis Hoham, Berman, H.S.Rogers, Felio, Ryba & P.R.Miller, 2006: 321, figs 2-4, 8-10, 14-16, 17-19, 22, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34

• Type locality: Chenango Valley, Hamilton, NY (42.5º N, 75.3º W). 350 m elevation; in top 5-15 cm of melting snow banks all under 25 cm deep, in open to mostly shaded areas near hardwood and coniferous trees; snow temperature near 0ºC and pH range of snow melt at 0ºC, 6.7-7.6.
• Holotype: Figs 2-4 (epitype) April 2001; from strain CU 725B. Culture deposited in the Colgate University Culture Collection, Hamilton, NY, USA.

References

Primary references

• Hoham, R.W., Berman, J.D., Rogers, H.S., Felio, J.H., Ryba, J.B. & Miller, P.R. 2006. Two new species of green snow algae from upstate New York, Chloromonas chenangoensis sp. nov. and Chloromonas tughillensis sp. nov. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) and the effects of light on their life cycle development. Phycologia 45(3): 319–330. DOI: 10.2216/04-103.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2024. Chloromonas chenangoensis. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2024-01-16.