Microcystis elachista (West & G.S.West) Starmach 1966
Publication Details
Microcystis elachista (West & G.S.West) Starmach 1966: 132
Published in: Starmach, K. (1966). Flora slodkowodna Polski [Freshwater flora of Poland]. Volume 2. Cyanophyta-Sinice. Glaucophyta-Glaukofity. pp. 1-807. Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Microcystis is Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aphanocapsa elachista West & G.S.West.
Source of Synonymy
McGregor, G. (2013). Freshwater Cyanobacteria from North-Eastern Australia: 2. Chroococcales. Phytotaxa 133: 1-130.
Basionym
Aphanocapsa elachista West & G.S.West
Type Information
Type locality: Dominica; (West & West 1894: 276)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 February 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 31 August 2020
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Nomenclatural note
According to Silva et al. (1996) the name Aphanocapsa elachists var. conferta has been misapplied to this species by Lambert, Stenke & Naidoo, 1989: 480, fig. 2, tables 2, 3.
Komárek & Anagnostidis lists this species as a synonym of Aphanocapsa elachista W. West & G.S. West 1894. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
