Micraloa aeruginosa Kützing 1833

Publication Details
Micraloa aeruginosa Kützing 1833: 371, pl. VIII: fig. 23

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1833). Beitrag zur Kenntniss über die Entstehung und Metamorphose der niedern vegetabilischen Organismen, nebst einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der hieher gehörigen niedern Algenformen. Linnaea 8: 335-384, plates 6-8.

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Publication date: 1833

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Micraloa is Micraloa protogenita Biasoletto.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
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).

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 freshwater species.

Created: 24 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 11 February 2015

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 February 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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