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.
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