Polycoccus Kützing, 1841, nom. inval.
Holotype species: Polycoccus punctiformis Kützing
Currently accepted name for the type species: Nostoc punctiforme Hariot
Original publication and holotype designation: Kützing, F.T. (1841). Die Umwandlung niederer Algen-Formen in höhere, so wie auch in Gattungen ganz verschiedener Familien und Klassen höherer Cryptogamen mit zelligem Bau. Natuurkundige verhandelingen van de Bataafsche Hollandsche Maatschappye der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, series 2 1: 1-120, pls A-S.
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Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nostoc.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
