Merismopedia sabulicola Lagerheim 1883

Publication Details
Merismopedia sabulicola Lagerheim 1883 (as 'Merismopedium sabulicolum')

Published in: Lagerheim, G. (1883). Bidrag till Sveriges algflora. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar Arg. 40(2): 37-78, pl. I.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Merismopedia is Merismopedia punctata Meyen.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microcrocis sabulicola (Lagerheim) Geitler.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999 '1998'). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.

Type Information
Type locality: Sweden: Kristineberg, mare Bahusiensi; (INA 1996)

Created: 18 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 06 July 2023

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Nomenclatural note
According to Komárek & Anagnostidis (1999:186) this species is of the subgenus Holopedium - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025

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