Haematococcus

Haematococcus pluvialis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Haematococcaceae
Genus: Haematococcus

Species: H. alpinus – H. carocellus – H. kermesinus – H. lacustris – H. thermalis – H. zimbabwiensis

Name

Haematococcus Flotow, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 20: 413. 1844, nom. et typ. cons.

Type species (Lectotype): Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow = Haematococcus lacustris (Girod-Chantrans) Rostafinski

Homonyms

• Haematococcus Reyne, 1961, younger homonym, synonym of Sangicoccus (Hemiptera, Insecta)

References

• Flotow, J. von 1844. Beobachtungen über Haematococcus pluvialis. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher 20 Abt.2: 413–606, 3 pls. BHL Reference page. : 415, 537, pl. XXIV, pl. XXV
• Doweld, A.B. 2013. (2139–2140) Proposals to conserve the names Haematococcus against Protococcus and Polytomataceae against Protococcaceae (Algae: Chlorophyta). Taxon 62(3): 638–642. DOI: 10.12705/623.17 Reference page. 
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. Haematococcus. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2020-02-27.

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