Gloeocapsa alpina Nägeli 1865
Current name:
Gloeocapsa alpina Nägeli
On limestone, Swaledale, Yorkshire, UK - 15 April 2018. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Gloeocapsa alpina Nägeli 1865: 40
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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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 A (Latin), alpine, growing in the Alps or in the alpine zone of other mountains (Stearn 1983).
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 May 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 November 2024
