Micraloa aeruginosa Kützing 1833
Current name:
Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing
Bremerton, Washington, USA; Kitsap lake, 100x, DIC - 12 October 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Micraloa aeruginosa Kützing 1833: 371, pl. VIII: fig. 23
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1833). Beitrag zur Kenntniss über die Entstehung und Metamorphose der niedern vegetabilischen Organismen, nebst einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der hieher gehörigen niedern Algenformen. Linnaea 8: 335-384, pls VI-VIII.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Micraloa is Micraloa protogenita Biasoletto.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.
Type Information
Type locality: bei Weisenfels in einem stagnirenden Wasser; (Index Nominum Algarum)see above;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), verdigris (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 24 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 11 February 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
