Chroococcus microscopicus Komárková-Legnerová & G.Cronberg 1994
Publication Details
Chroococcus microscopicus Komárková-Legnerová & G.Cronberg 1994: 28, pls III: 4; IX: 3-6 [Type: Pl. III:4]
Published in: Komárková-Legnerová, J. & Cronberg, G. (1994). Planktic blue-green algae from lakes in South Scania, Sweden. Part I. Chroococcales. Arch. Hydrobiol./Algolog. Stud. 72: 13-51.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chroococcus is Chroococcus rufescens (Kützing) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eucapsis microscopica (Komárková-Legnerová & G.Cronberg) Komárek & Hindák.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J., Hindák, F. & Jezberová, J. (2016). Review of the cyanobacterial genus Eucapsis. Nova Hedwigia 103(3-4): 441-456, 24 fig., 4 tables.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), microscopic (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 October 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
