Gloeocapsa gigas West & G.S.West 1894
Publication Details
Gloeocapsa gigas West & G.S.West 1894: 276, pl. XVI: figs 11-13
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1894). On some freshwater algae from the West Indies. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 30: 264-280, pls XIII-XVI.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Gloeocapsa is Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Damp walls of dam, Sharp's River, St Vincent [West Indies]; (West & West 1894: 276)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A giant (Stearn 1973).
Created: 29 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 30 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
