Chroococcus limneticus var. distans G.M.Smith 1916
Publication Details
Chroococcus limneticus var. distans G.M.Smith 1916: 481, pl. 26: fig. 26
Published in: Smith, G.M. (1920). Phytoplankton of the Inland Lakes of Wisconsin. Part I: Myxophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Heterokonteae, and Chlorophyceae exclusive of the Desmidiaceae. Bulletin of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 57: 1-243.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chroococcus is Chroococcus rufescens (Kützing) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chroococcus distans (G.M.Smith) Komárková-Legnerová & Cronberg.
Source of Synonymy
Komárková-Legnerová, J. & Cronberg, G. (1994). Planktic blue-green algae from lakes in South Scania, Sweden. Part I. Chroococcales. Archives of Hydrobiology Supplement 102: 13-51, pls I-XIV, 1 fig..
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 31 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 12 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
