Chroococcus limneticus Lemmermann 1898

Current name: Limnococcus limneticus (Lemmermann) Komárková, Jezberová, O.Komárek & Zapomelová
Leland Lake, Washington, USA; 1000x, DIC - 12 July 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Chroococcus limneticus Lemmermann 1898: 153, no fig.

Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1898). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Planktonalgen. II. Beschreibung neuer Formen. Botanisches Centralblatt 76: 150-156.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chroococcus is Chroococcus rufescens (Kützing) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Limnococcus limneticus (Lemmermann) Komárková, Jezberová, O.Komárek & Zapomelová.

Source of Synonymy
Komárková, J., Jezberová, J., Komárek, O. & Zapomelová, E. (2010). Variability of Chroococcus (Cyanobacteria) morphospecies with regard to phylogenetic relationships. Hydrobiologia 639: 69-83.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Various in Saxony, Germany; (Lemmermann 1898: 153)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 March 2021

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Habitat note
Planktonic in a range of lakes and ponds, though probably most characteristic of mesotrophic waters (Whitton 2002). - (07 July 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025