Polycystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing
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Publication Details
Polycystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing 1849: 210
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.
Basionym
Micraloa aeruginosa Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: bei Weisenfels in einem stagnirenden Wasser; (Index Nominum Algarum)see above;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), verdigris (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 October 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 May 2014
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024