Chroococcus parallelepipedon Schmidle 1901

Publication Details
Chroococcus parallelepipedon Schmidle 1901: 242, pl. V: fig. 7

Published in: Schmidle, W. (1901). Schizophyceae, Conjugatae, Chlorophyceae. In: Engler, A. Beiträge zur Flora von Afrika. XXII. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 30: 240-254, 2 pls.

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eucapsis parallelepipedon (Schmidle) Komárek & Hindák.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999 '1998'). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 July 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025

 
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