Microcystis incerta (Lemmermann) Lemmermann 1903

Publication Details
Microcystis incerta (Lemmermann) Lemmermann 1903: 342

Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1903). Das Phytoplankton des Meeres. II. Beitrag. Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 17(Heft II): 341-418.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Microcystis is Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aphanocapsa incerta (Lemmermann) G.Cronberg & Komárek.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999). 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.

Basionym
Polycystis incerta Lemmermann

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), uncertain, doubtful or undecided; inflection of incertus (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 August 2020

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Nomenclatural note
Day et al. (1995: 203) record the authority for this species as ‘Lemmermann’. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 March 2025

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