Gloeocapsa polydermatica Kützing 1846
Publication Details
Gloeocapsa polydermatica Kützing 1846: 15, pl. 20: fig. 3
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1846). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. I, fasc. 2 pp. 9-26, pls 11-20. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFPublication date: November 1846
Type 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 Sporotetras polydermatica (Kützing) Kostikov, Darienko, Lukesová & L.Hoffmann.
Source of Synonymy
Kostikov, I., Darienko, T., Lukesová, A. & Hoffmann, L. (2002). Revision of the classification system of Radiococcaceae Fott ex Komárek (except the subfamily Dictyochlorelloideae) (Chlorophyta). Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplementt 142: 23-58, 5 figs, 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: France: Calvados: Falaise; (INA 1996) Type: Brébisson; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 September 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 November 2024
