Microcystis litoralis (Hansgirg) Forti 1907
Publication Details
Microcystis litoralis (Hansgirg) Forti 1907: 89
Published in: Forti, A. (1907). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. V [of De Toni, J.B. "Sylloge Algarum Omnium"]. Sylloge Myxophycearum. pp. i-viii, 1-761. Patavii [Padova]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Microcystis is Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aphanocapsa litoralis Hansgirg.
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
Polycystis litoralis Hansgirg
Type Information
Type locality: Norway: Sydvaranger; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 August 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 August 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
