Haematococcus violaceus (Corda) Meneghini 1842
Current name:
Gloeocapsa cordae Guiry
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Publication Details
Haematococcus violaceus (Corda) Meneghini 1842: 24
Published in: Meneghini, G. (1843). Monographia Nostochinearum italicarum addito specimine de Rivulariis. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, ser. 2 5: 1-143, pls I-XVII.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Haematococcus is Haematococcus sanguineus C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloeocapsa cordae Guiry.
Basionym
Protococcus violaceus Corda
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1983).
Created: 12 April 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 12 April 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 November 2024
