Pleurococcus sulphurarius Galdieri 1899
Current name:
Galdieria sulphuraria (Galdieri) Merola
Galdieria sulphuraria ASU 5587.1 - 30 March 2017. Creative commons
Publication Details
Pleurococcus sulphurarius Galdieri 1899: 162, figs a-i
Published in: Galdieri, A. (1899). Su di unálga che cresce intorno alle fumarole della Solfatera. Atti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze Fisiche e Matematiche. Napoli, ser. 3 5: 160-164.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pleurococcus is Pleurococcus vulgaris (Greville) Meneghini.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Galdieria sulphuraria (Galdieri) Merola.
Type Information
Type locality: Italy: Solfatara di Pozzuoli; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 February 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
