Polycystis flos-aquae Wittrock 1879

Publication Details
Polycystis flos-aquae Wittrock 1879: no. 201

Published in: Wittrock, V.B., Nordstedt, C.F.O. & Lagerheim, G. (1879). Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue Scandinavicae quas adjectis algis marinis chlorophyllaceis et hycochromaceis. Vol. Fasc. 5-6 pp. nos 201-300..

Publication date: 11 Jan. 1879

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Polycystis is Polycystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microcystis flos-aquae (Wittrock) Kirchner.

Source of Synonymy
Kirchner, O. (1898). Schizophyta: Schizophyceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds) Vol. 1(1), pp. 45-92, figures 48-62. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann.

Type Information
Type locality: Sweden: lake Kalungen; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 19 July 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 April 2022

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024

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