Stereococcus pygmaeus (Kützing) Schmidle 1901
Publication Details
Stereococcus pygmaeus (Kützing) Schmidle 1901: 16, adnot.
Published in: Schmidle, W. (1901). Über drei Algengenera. Berichte der deutschen botanischen Gessellschaft 19: 10-24.
Request PDFPublication date: Feb. 20 1901
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Stereococcus is Stereococcus viridis Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gongrosira pygmaea Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Basionym
Gongrosira pygmaea Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
