Recent name changes in eukaryotic freshwater algae of New Zealand

Abstract

Changes since 1984 in scientific names of freshwater algae belonging to 253 taxa of Bacillariophyta, 82 of Chlorophyta (excluding desmids), 30 of Pyrrhophyta, 20 of Euglenophyta, and 19 of Rhodophyta are listed. Recent names are those cited in the list prepared for the “Species 2000: New Zealand” Symposium, February 2000, in Wellington, which will be pm of a global database. An additional 20 name changes of diatoms not in the main list are included at the end of the list.

Keywords:

• algae
• taxonomy
• freshwater
• name changes