Crocosphaera watsonii Zehr, Rachel A.Foster, Waterbury & E.Webb
Publication Details
Crocosphaera watsonii Zehr, Rachel A.Foster, Waterbury & E.Webb: 601, fig. 13 a-c
Published in: Mares, J., Johansen, J.R., Hauer, T., Zima, J., Jr, Ventura, S., Cuzman, O., Tiribilli, B. & Kaštovský, J. (2019). Taxonomic resolution of the genus Cyanothece (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), with a treatment on Gloeothece and three new genera, Crocosphaera, Rippkaea, and Zehria. Journal of Phycology 55(3): 578-610.
Publication date: 2019
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Crocosphaera.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyanobium waterburyi Komárek.
Type Information
Type locality: Tropical Atlantic Ocean, off Brazil (28°S, 48°W); (Mares & al. 2019: 601) Holotype: CBFS A-098-1 (drid herbarium material): open warm oligotrophic tropical ocean; (Mares & al. 2019: 601)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 February 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 August 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
