Synechococcus capitatus A.E.Bailey-Watts & Komárek 1991
Publication Details
Synechococcus capitatus A.E.Bailey-Watts & Komárek 1991: 16, figs 1, 2
Published in: Bailey-Watts, A.E. & Komárek, J. (1991). Towards a formal description of a new species of Synechococcus (Cyanobacteria/Cyanophyceae) from the freshwater picoplankton. Arch. Hydrobiol./Algolog. Stud. 61: 5-19, 5 figs, 2 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Synechococcus is Synechococcus elongatus (Nägeli) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: Loch Leven; (INA 1996) Type: Fig. 1: (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 April 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 December 2024
