Microcystis reinboldii (Richter) Forti 1907
Publication Details
Microcystis reinboldii (Richter) Forti 1907: 91
Published in: Forti, A. (1907). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. V [of De Toni, J.B. "Sylloge Algarum Omnium"]. Sylloge Myxophycearum. pp. i-viii, 1-761. Patavii [Padova]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Microcystis is Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aphanocapsa reinboldii (Richter) Komárek & Anagnostidis.
Source of Synonymy
Whitton, B.A. (2011). Cyanobacteria (Cyanophyta). In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Second edition. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 31-158. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Anacystis reinboldii Richter
Type Information
Type locality: beach near Friedrichsort, Germany; (Silva & al. 1996: 30)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 February 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 29 November 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Komárek & Anagnostidis (1999: 159) lists this species as a synonym of Aphanocapsa reinboldii (Richter) Komárek & Anagnostidis 1995. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
