Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing 1846
Current name:
Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing
Bremerton, Washington, USA; Kitsap lake, 100x, DIC - 12 October 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing 1846: 6
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1846). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. I, fasc. 1 pp. 1-8, pls 1-10. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFPublication date: January 1846
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Microcystis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Micraloa aeruginosa Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: bei Weisenfels in einem stagnirenden Wasser; (INA 1996)see above;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), verdigris (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 May 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
