Palmella sanguinea C.Agardh 1824
Current name:
Gloeocapsa sanguinea (C.Agardh) Kützing
Groups of cells with individual sheaths with a reddish coloration.Limestone cave, Derbyshire, UK. Collected by Martin Godfrey. - 05 July 2009. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Palmella sanguinea C.Agardh 1824: 15 (as 'P. ? sanguinea')
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Publication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Palmella is Palmella hyalina Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloeocapsa sanguinea (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Type Information
Type locality: Rupes verticales insulae Lilla Hessingen [Lilla Hessingen Island, Stockholm, Sweden]; (Agardh 1824: 15)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), blood-red (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 February 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 20 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024