Pleurococcus kuetzingii G.S.West, nom. illeg. 1904
Publication Details
Pleurococcus kuetzingii G.S.West, nom. illeg. 1904: 287, pl. 464: figs 9,10 (as 'Kützingii')
Published in: West, G.S. (1904). West Indian freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 42: 281-294, pl. 464.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pleurococcus is Pleurococcus vulgaris (Greville) Meneghini.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: "Barbados,—Bay Estate; forming a yellow-greeu stratum about 1 mm. in thickness, with a species of Lyngbya."; (West 1904: 287)
Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), Named for Friedrich Traugott Kützing (1807-1893), German Phycologist
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 December 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 14 October 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
