Protococcus vulgaris (Greville) Kützing 1849

Publication Details
Protococcus vulgaris (Greville) Kützing 1849: 199

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 23-24 July 1849

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protococcus is Protococcus kermesinus (Wrangel) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurococcus vulgaris (Greville) Meneghini.

Source of Synonymy
González Guerrero, P. (1956). Datos ficoecológicos de la cueva de Montesinos [Ossa de Montiel (Albacete)]. Anales del Instituto Botánico A. J. Cavanilles 13: 95-109, 2 plates.

Basionym
Chlorococcum vulgare Greville

Type Information
Type: on trunks of trees, damp walls, etc; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).

Created: 13 November 2015 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 January 2024

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 July 2025

 
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