Synechococcus marinus Ercegović 1932
Publication Details
Synechococcus marinus Ercegović 1932: 138, fig. in text
Published in: Ercegovic, A. (1932). Études écologiques et sociologiques des Cyanophycées lithophytes de la côte Yougoslave de l'Adriatique. Bull. Internat. Acad. Yougoslave Sci. Arts, Class mat. - nat. 26: 33-56.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Synechococcus is Synechococcus elongatus (Nägeli) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aphanothece marina (Ercegovic) Komárek & Anagnostidis.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Croatia: Split; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in the sea (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 June 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 08 April 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 July 2025
