Aphanocapsa pulchra (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1865
Publication Details
Aphanocapsa pulchra (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1865: 49
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1865). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio II. Algas phycochromaceas complectens. pp. 1-319, 71 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Aphanocapsa is Aphanocapsa parietina Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microcystis smithii Komárek & Anagnostidis.
Basionym
Palmella pulchra Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful, fair, pretty.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
