Chroococcopsis amethystea (Rosenvinge) Geitler 1925
Publication Details
Chroococcopsis amethystea (Rosenvinge) Geitler 1925: 241
Published in: Geitler, L. (1925). Synoptische darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 41(Abt. 2): 163-294, pls XVII-XX.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chroococcopsis is Chroococcopsis gigantea Geitler.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Basionym
Pleurocapsa amethystea Rosenvinge
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), amethyst, violet, also applied to the colour range between purple and violet (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 April 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 20 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
