Protococcus salinus Dunal 1837
Publication Details
Protococcus salinus Dunal 1837: 586
Published in: Dunal, M.F. (1837). Note sur les algues qui colourent en rouge certaines eaux des marais salants méditerranéens. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 5(17): 585-587.
Request PDFPublication date: 1838
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Protococcus is Protococcus kermesinus (Wrangel) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dunaliella salina (Dunal) Teodoresco.
Type Information
Type locality: France: Bagnas de Villeneuve; (INA 1996) Type: Dunal; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 January 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
