Scopulonema minus (Hansgirg) Geitler 1942

Current name: Pleurocapsa minor Hansgirg
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Publication Details
Scopulonema minus (Hansgirg) Geitler 1942: 93

Published in: Geitler, L. (1942). Schizophyceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien,... Zweite Auflage. Band 1b. Schizophyta Klasse Schizophyceae. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 1-232. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scopulonema is Scopulonema hansgirgianum Ercegovic.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurocapsa minor Hansgirg.

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.

Basionym
Pleurocapsa minor Hansgirg

Type Information
Type locality: Bohemia [western Czech Republic]; Notes: Bohemia (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), less (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 02 September 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 24 May 2019

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Nomenclatural note
INA: 1943. - (24 May 2019) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025