Gloeocapsa violacea Kützing 1847
Publication Details
Gloeocapsa violacea Kützing 1847: 25, pl. 36: fig. IX [9]
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1847). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. I, fasc. 3-5 pp. 17-36, pls 21-50. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFPublication date: August 1847
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gloeocapsa is Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
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: 24 April 2024
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