Microcystis violacea (Corda) Kützing 1833
Current name:
Gloeocapsa cordae Guiry
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Publication Details
Microcystis violacea (Corda) Kützing 1833: 373
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1833). Beitrag zur Kenntniss über die Entstehung und Metamorphose der niedern vegetabilischen Organismen, nebst einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der hieher gehörigen niedern Algenformen. Linnaea 8: 335-384, pls VI-VIII.
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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 Gloeocapsa cordae Guiry.
Basionym
Protococcus violaceus Corda
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1973).
Created: 12 April 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 12 April 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
