Merismopedia geminata Lagerheim 1883
Publication Details
Merismopedia geminata Lagerheim 1883 (as 'geminatum')
Published in: Lagerheim, G. (1883). Bidrag till Sveriges algflora. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar Arg. 40(2): 37-78, pl. I.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Merismopedia is Merismopedia punctata Meyen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microcrocis geminata (Lagerheim) Geitler.
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: Sweden: Holmiae. in lacu Hammarbysjön prope Danviken; (INA 1996) Type: Epitype:CBFS A-128-1, dried material obtained from a natural population consisting of macroscopic colonies, [unnamed forestall pond near Stropnice River, South Bohemia] kept at Herb. Univ. South Bohemia, Ceské Budejovice (epitype) (Pokorny & al. 2023: 112, 111)
Created: 19 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 06 July 2023
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Nomenclatural note
According to Komárek & Anagnostidis (1999:188) this species is of the subgenus Holopedium - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025
