Endospora rubra N.L.Gardner 1927
Publication Details
Endospora rubra N.L.Gardner 1927: 28, pl. 5: fig. 51
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1927). New Myxophyceae from Porto Rico. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 7: 1-144, pls. 1-23.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Endospora.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Myxosarcina rubra (N.L.Gardner) Bourrelly.
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: Porto Rico; (Komárek & Anagnostidis 1999: 316)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), red (Stearn 1983).
Created: 07 August 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 18 July 2014
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Taxonomic note
Komárek & Anagnostidis (1999: 316) lists this species as an "unrevised species", which is probably of the genus Cyanosarcina - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
