Polycystis litoralis Hansgirg 1890
Publication Details
Polycystis litoralis Hansgirg 1890: 169, pl. 3: fig. 13
Published in: Foslie, M. (1890). Contribution to knowledge of the marine algae of Norway. I. East-Finmarken. Tromsø Museums Aarshefter B 13: 1-186, pls 1-3.
Publication date: October 1890
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Polycystis is Polycystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aphanocapsa litoralis Hansgirg.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.
Type Information
Type locality: Norway: Sydvaranger; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 25 August 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 August 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
