Chroococcopsis gigantea Geitler 1925
Publication Details
Chroococcopsis gigantea Geitler 1925: 342, fig. K
Published in: Geitler, L. (1925). Über neue oder wenig bekannte interessante Cyanophyceen aus der Gruppe der Chamaesiphonaceae. Archiv für Protistenkunde 51: 321-360, 20 figures, plates 12-13.
Request PDFPublication date: 1925
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Chroococcopsis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: auf Steinen am Grund eines seichten Teiches ("Schwarze Lacke") im Wiener Prater; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), huge.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 August 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 25 July 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
