Palmella

Palmella miniata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Palmellaceae
Genus: Palmella

Species: P. gigantea – P. miniata – P. mucosa – P. obscura

Name

Palmella Lyngbye, 1819: 203

• Type species: Lectotype: Palmella hyalina Lyngbye = Aphanocapsa hyalina (Lyngbye) Hansgirg
• Type designated in Chevallier, F.F. 1836. Flore générale des environs de Paris.

According to Algaebase (2017), the lectotype species is excluded and considered to belong to a genus of Cyanophyceae. If Palmella is considered an accepted genus, then a new lectotype is needed.

References

Primary references

• Lyngbye, H.C. 1819. Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae; continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. Palmella. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2020-02-27.

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