Microcystis punctiformis (Kützing) Kirchner 1878

Publication Details
Microcystis punctiformis (Kützing) Kirchner 1878: 256

Published in: Kirchner, O. (1878). Algen. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Schlesien. Part 1. (Cohn, F. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. i-iv [vii] 1-284. Breslau: J.U. Kern's Verlag (Max Müller).

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Type Species
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 Nostoc punctiforme Hariot.

Source of Synonymy
Hariot, P. (1891). Le genre Polycoccus Kützing. Journal de Botanique [Morot] 5: 29-32.

Basionym
Polycoccus punctiformis Kützing

Type Information
Type: "In den Wegen des Gartens vor unseren Wohnung"; (INA 1996) Notes: Kützing 1843: auf feuchter Erde, Aechern (INA).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 12 November 2019 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 November 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025

 
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