Microcystis sanguinea (C.Agardh) Kützing 1833
Current name:
Gloeocapsa sanguinea (C.Agardh) Kützing
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Publication Details
Microcystis sanguinea (C.Agardh) Kützing 1833: 372
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1833). Beitrag zur Kenntniss über die Entstehung und Metamorphose der niedern vegetabilischen Organismen, nebst einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der hieher gehörigen niedern Algenformen. Linnaea 8: 335-384, pls VI-VIII.
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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 Gloeocapsa sanguinea (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Basionym
Palmella sanguinea C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Rupes verticales insulae Lilla Hessingen [Lilla Hessingen Island, Stockholm, Sweden]; (Agardh 1824: 15)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), blood-red (Stearn 1973).
Created: 22 February 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 11 July 2014
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 May 2024
