Compsopogon caeruleus (Balbis ex C.Agardh) Montagne 1846
Current name:
Compsopogon caeruleus (Balbis ex C.Agardh) Montagne
microscope from a freshwater aquarium, Galicia, Spain, 2002Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Compsopogon caeruleus (Balbis ex C.Agardh) Montagne 1846: 154 (as 'caerulaeus')
Published in: Montagne, [J.F.]C. (1846). Flore d'Algérie. Ordo I. Phyceae Fries. In: Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842...Sciences physiques. Botanique. Cryptogamie. (Durieu De Maisonneuve, M.C. Eds) Vol. 1, pp. 1-197. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, publiée par ordre du Gouvernement et avec le concours d'une Commission Académique.
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Compsopogon.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Conferva caerulea Balbis ex C.Agardh
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), blue, especially the deep blue of the Mediterranean sky at midday (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 27 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024