Merismopedia cubica West
Classification:
Empire Prokaryota
Kingdom Eubacteria
Subkingdom Negibacteria
Phylum Cyanobacteria
Class Cyanophyceae
Subclass Synechococcophycidae
Order Synechococcales
Family Merismopediaceae
Genus Merismopedia
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Publication details
Merismopedia cubica West 1912: 42
Published in: West, W. (1912). Fresh-water algae [of Clare Island, Co. Mayo, and the adjoining district], with a supplement of marine diatoms. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 31(16): 1-62, pls I, II. Download PDF
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 Eucapsis alpina F.E.Clements & H.L.Schantz
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), cubical.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Name published in the synonymy of Eucapsis alpina Clements & Schantz. - (1 Jun 2008) - Wendy Guiry
General environment
No habitat entry has yet been made for this entity.
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Source of current name
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999). 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.
Created: 30 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran
Verified by: 01 June 2008 by M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 February 2019.