Gloeocapsa violacea (Corda) Rabenhorst, nom. illeg. 1865

Gloeocapsa cordae Guiry

Current name: Gloeocapsa cordae Guiry
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Publication Details
Gloeocapsa violacea (Corda) Rabenhorst, nom. illeg. 1865: 41

Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1865). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio II. Algas phycochromaceas complectens. pp. 1-319, 71 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gloeocapsa is Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloeocapsa cordae Guiry.

Source of Synonymy
Guiry, M.D. (2017). Gloeocapsa cordae Guiry, a new name for Gloeocapsa violacea (Corda) Rabenhorst, nom. illeg. (non Gloeocapsa violacea Kützing). Notulae Algarum 23: 1-2.

Basionym
Protococcus violaceus Corda

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1983).

Created: 29 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 11 April 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 December 2024

 
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