Elliptochloris antarctica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Prasiolales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Chlorophyta Subphylum: Chlorophytina Classis: Trebouxiophyceae Ordo: Prasiolales

Familia: incertae sedis
Genus: Elliptochloris
Species: Elliptochloris antarctica

Name

Elliptochloris antarctica (Tschermak-Woess & Friedmann) Darienko & Pröschold, 2016: 1142, fig. 8D

• Type locality: mountains of southern Victoria Land.
• Type: cryptoendolithic in rocks of quartzitic sandstone; psychrophilic; BM; from culture No. (126)A778-50. Isotypes: WV, W, US. Epitype: cryopreserved strain SAG 62.90 designated in Darienko et al., 2016: 1142.

Synonyms

• Basionym
• Hemichloris antarctica Tschermak-Woess & Friedmann 1984: 453, 454, figs 1-12

References

Primary references

• Darienko, T., Gustavs, L. & Pröschold, T. 2016. Species concept and nomenclatural changes within the genera Elliptochloris and Pseudochlorella (Trebouxiophyceae) based on an integrative approach. Journal of Phycology 52(6): 1125–1145, 12 fig., 2 tables. DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12481 Reference page. 
• Tschermak-Woess, E. & Friedmann, E.I. 1984. Hemichloris antarctica, gen. et sp. nov. (Chlorococcales, Chlorophyta), a cryptoendolithic alga from Antarctica. Phycologia 23(4): 443–454, 12 figs, 1 table. DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-23-4-443.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2022. Elliptochloris antarctica. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2022-04-14.