Pleurococcus membraninus Meneghini 1842
Publication Details
Pleurococcus membraninus Meneghini 1842: 34, pl. IV: figs. 1, 2
Published in: Meneghini, G. (1842). Alghe Italiane e Dalmatiche. Vol. Fascicle I pp. 1-80. Padova [Padua]: Angelo Sicca.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pleurococcus is Pleurococcus vulgaris (Greville) Meneghini.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chroococcus membraninus (Meneghini) Nägeli.
Source of Synonymy
Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.
Type Information
Type locality: Euganean thermal springs, near Padova, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 12)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 February 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 September 2024