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What is the correct name for the type of Haematococcus Flot. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae)?
Author(s) -
Nakada Takashi,
Ota Shuhei
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.12705/652.11
Subject(s) - haematococcus pluvialis , chlorophyceae , biology , confusion , astaxanthin , botany , pluvialis , type (biology) , taxonomy (biology) , genus , algae , ecology , chlorophyta , carotenoid , psychology , psychoanalysis
The type of Haematococcus Flot. (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) accumulates astaxanthin in its dormant stage. Currently, only one species is recognized in the genus; however, it is referred to by two names: H. lacustris (Gir.‐Chantr.) Rostaf. and H. pluvialis Flot. This confusion arose partly because of misunderstanding over the nomenclature and partly because of inadequate descriptions of Volvox lacustris Gir.‐Chantr. and H. pluvialis . Here, we designate an epitype based on a single cryopreserved culture that supports the newly designated lectotype of V. lacustris . Our treatment objectively synonymizes the two names and designates the correct name for the type of Haematococcus as H. lacustris , not H. pluvialis . In addition, we provide light microscopy descriptions and ITS rDNA information regarding the strain related to the epitype.