Clathrocystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Henfrey 1856
Current name:
Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing
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Publication Details
Clathrocystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Henfrey 1856: 53, pl. IV [4]: figs 28-36
Published in: Henfrey, A. (1956). Notes on some fresh-water confervoid algae, new to Britian. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 4: 49-54, 1 pl. [pl. IV] with 36 figs.
Publication date: "Read March 26, 1856"
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Clathrocystis.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.
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
Micraloa aeruginosa Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: bei Weisenfels in einem stagnirenden Wasser; (INA 1996)see above;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), verdigris (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 24 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 07 July 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 July 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 November 2024