Gloeobacter violaceus Rippka, J.B.Waterbury & Cohen-Bazire, nom. cons. 1974

Gloeobacter violaceus Rippka, J.B.Waterbury & Cohen-Bazire

Current name: Gloeobacter violaceus Rippka, J.B.Waterbury & Cohen-Bazire
Loch Ba, Isle of Mull, Scotland. - 12 July 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Gloeobacter violaceus Rippka, J.B.Waterbury & Cohen-Bazire, nom. cons. 1974: 436, figs 1, 2, 4-6

Published in: Rippka, R., Waterbury, J. & Cohen-Bazire, G. (1974). A cyanobacterium which lacks thylakoids. Archives for Microbiology 100: 419-436.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Gloeobacter.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland; (Komárek & Anagnostidis 1999: 38) Type: A culture, isolated from a sample of epilithic cyanoprokaryotes from a limestone rock; (Komárek & Anagnostidis 1999: 38)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 28 May 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 15 November 2019

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