Chroococcus polyedriformis Schmidle 1902
Publication Details
Chroococcus polyedriformis Schmidle 1902: 241, pl. IV: fig. 1
Published in: Schmidle, W. (1901). Schizophyceae, Conjugatae, Chlorophyceae. In: Engler, A. Beiträge zur Flora von Afrika. XXII. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 30: 240-254, 2 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chroococcus is Chroococcus rufescens (Kützing) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Langenburg am Nyassasee; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: W. Goetze; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Silva & Pienaar (2000) note that according to Komárek and Novelo (1994), this species was described by Schmidle from subaerial samples.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latinised), with the form of a polyhedron.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 August 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 17 July 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
