Polycoccus punctiformis Kützing, nom. inval. 1841
Publication Details
Polycoccus punctiformis Kützing, nom. inval. 1841: 67, pl. Q: figs 1, 2a, 3a
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1841). Die Umwandlung niederer Algen-Formen in höhere, so wie auch in Gattungen ganz verschiedener Familien und Klassen höherer Cryptogamen mit zelligem Bau. Natuurkundige verhandelingen van de Bataafsche Hollandsche Maatschappye der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, series 2 1: 1-120, pls A-S.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Polycoccus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nostoc punctiforme Hariot.
Source of Synonymy
Hariot, P. (1891). Le genre Polycoccus Kützing. Journal de Botanique [Morot] 5: 29-32.
Type Information
Type: "In den Wegen des Gartens vor unseren Wohnung"; (INA 1996) Notes: Kützing 1843: auf feuchter Erde, Aechern (INA).
Created: 10 July 2013 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 July 2013
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. - (13 July 2013) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 July 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025
