Gloeocapsa crepidinum (Thuret) Thuret 1876
Publication Details
Gloeocapsa crepidinum (Thuret) Thuret 1876: 1
Published in: Bornet, É. & Thuret, G. (1876). Notes algologiques recueil d'observations sur les algues. Fasc. 1. pp. i-xx, 1-70, pls I-XXV. Paris: G. Masson.
Request PDFType 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 Gloeocapsopsis crepidinum (Thuret) Geitler ex Komárek.
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
Protococcus crepidinum Thuret
Type Information
Type locality: France: Manche: near Cherbourg; (Thuret 1854: 338) Notes: "Epitype (Designated Here) The preserved specimen of material of the strain G. crepidinum LEGE06123 (CCAP 1425/1) is available via the Herbarium Hamburgense, Hamburg, Germany (HBG-024929)." (Jung & al. 2021: 7).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 August 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
