Gloeocapsa compacta Kützing 1847
Current name:
Gloeocapsa compacta Kützing
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Publication Details
Gloeocapsa compacta Kützing 1847: 24, pl. 36: fig. IV [4]
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1847). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. I, fasc. 3-5 pp. 17-36, pls 21-50. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Publication date: August 1847
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gloeocapsa is Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), compact (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 30 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024