Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing, nom. illeg. 1843
Current name:
Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing
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Publication Details
Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing, nom. illeg. 1843: 174
Published in: 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.
Publication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Gloeocapsa.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
See Microcystis atra Kützing;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clothed in black.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 January 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024