Eaprasiola japonica

Eaprasiola japonica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Prasiolales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Chlorophyta Subphylum: Chlorophytina Classis: Trebouxiophyceae Ordo: Prasiolales

Familia: Prasiolaceae
Genus: Eaprasiola
Species: Eaprasiola japonica

Name

Eaprasiola japonica (Yatabe) Heesch, Guiry & Rindi, 2025: 26

• Type locality: (Syntypes): [Japan]: Nikko (province of Shimotsuke), Kiriu (Kozuke), Shibakawa (Suruga), and Oimura (Mino). "The ravine known as the Daiyagawa, at Nikko, is well known as one of the localities where this alga grows abundantly. The specimens figured are two of those kindly collected for me by Mr. I. Ogasawara, He sent to me early in March, 1891, a stone about 30 cm, in diameter, on which was growing a number of this alga. The stone was taken from the Kiriu-gawa, a rapid stream near the town of Kiriu."

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Prasiola japonica Yatabe, 1891: 187, pl. XXV: figs 1-5
• Heterotypic
  • Prasiola escuenta Kirchner, 1935, nom. inval.
  • Prasiola formosana var. coreana Okada, 1939

References

Primary references

• Heesch, S., Guiry, M.D. & Rindi, F. 2025. Taxonomic revision of the genus Prasiola Meneghini, 1838 (Prasiolaceae, Trebouxiophyceae) results in the establishment of three new genera. Cryptogamie, Algologie 46(2): 19–30. DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2025v46a2, ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Yatabe, R. 1891. A new Japanese Prasiola. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 5(52): 186–189. BHL Reference page. 

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