Gloeocapsa helvetica (Nägeli) Starmach 1964
Publication Details
Gloeocapsa helvetica (Nägeli) Starmach 1964: 163
Published in: Starmach, K. (1966). Flora slodkowodna Polski [Freshwater flora of Poland]. Volume 2. Cyanophyta-Sinice.. pp. 1-753. Warszawa: PAN, Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.
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 Chroococcus helveticus Nägeli.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.
Basionym
Chroococcus helveticus Nägeli
Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Lucerne; (INA 1996) Type: Naegeli; December 1847; IT; UC99720 (INA 1996) Notes: Silva & Pienaar (2000) note that according to Geitler (1932), this species was originally described from a subaerial habitat.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Swiss, or pertaining to Switzerland.
Created: 02 August 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 16 July 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 December 2024
