Protococcus magma Brébisson 1835
Current name:
Gloeocapsopsis magma (Brébisson) Komárek & Anagnostidis ex Komárek
Collected by Oliver Moore, NW Scotland, on gneiss. - 11 July 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Protococcus magma Brébisson 1835: 40, pl. IV [pl. 4 p.p.]
Published in: Brébisson, L.A. de & Godey, L.L. (1835 '1836'). Algues des environs de Falaise, décrites et dessinées par MM. de Brébisson et Godey. Mémoires de la Société Académique des Sciences, Artes et Belles-Lettres de Falaise 1835: 1-62, 256-269 [corrections], pls I-VIII.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protococcus is Protococcus kermesinus (Wrangel) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloeocapsopsis magma (Brébisson) Komárek & Anagnostidis ex Komárek.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024