Chroococcus aphanocapsoides Skuja 1964
Publication Details
Chroococcus aphanocapsoides Skuja 1964: 30, pl. II: fig. 10
Published in: Skuja, H. (1964). Grundzüge der Algenflora und Algenvegetation der Fjeldgegenden um Abisko in Schwedisch-Lappland. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis Series 4 18(3): 1-465, 59 pls.
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 aphanocapsoides (Skuja) 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 (Latinised), resembling the genus Aphanocapsa.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 31 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
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
