Microcystis viridis (A.Braun) Lemmermann 1903
Publication Details
Microcystis viridis (A.Braun) Lemmermann 1903: 342
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1903). Das Phytoplankton des Meeres. II. Beitrag. Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 17(Heft II): 341-418.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Microcystis is Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Polycystis viridis A.Braun
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Thuringia; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: A. Braun; 1862; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: [Rabenhorst Alg. no 1415 (1863); "in lacu "Burgsee" ad Salzungen Thuringiae"].
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 April 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
