Pleurococcus viridis (C.Agardh) Rabenhorst 1863

Publication Details
Pleurococcus viridis (C.Agardh) Rabenhorst 1863: 127

Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1863). Kryptogamen-Flora von Sachsen, Ober-Lausitz, Thüringen und Nord-Böhmen, mit Berücksichtigung der benachbarten Länder: erste Abtheilung: Algen im weitesten Sinne, Leber und Laubmoose. pp. i-xx, 1-653, Un-numbered figs. Leipzig: Verlag von Eduard Kummer.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pleurococcus is Pleurococcus vulgaris (Greville) Meneghini.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmococcus olivaceus (Persoon ex Acharius) J.R.Laundon.

Basionym
Protococcus viridis C.Agardh

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 28 June 2016 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 June 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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