Chroococcus minutus (Kützing) Nägeli 1849

Publication Details
Chroococcus minutus (Kützing) Nägeli 1849: 46

Published in: Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.

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Publication date: before July 1849

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chroococcus is Chroococcus rufescens (Kützing) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Protococcus minutus Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: ‘"In einem Wasserglase’" [Nordhausen, Erfurt District, Germany fide Drouet & Daly, 1956: 16]; (Kützing 1843: 168) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Drouet & Daily (1956: 16) (Silva et al., 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 03 August 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 June 2024

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Unspecified note
Toepel et al. (2005) cite the authority as Nägeli. - (30 June 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025

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