Gloeocapsa confluens Kützing 1846
Current name:
Coccomyxa confluens (Kützing) Fott
Lichenised form in Lichenomphalia umbellifera prox. Lickeen Wood, Co Kerry, Ireland.On bryophytes. - 26 June 2013. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Gloeocapsa confluens Kützing 1846: 14, pl. 19: fig. IV
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1846). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. I, fasc. 2 pp. 9-26, pls 11-20. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFPublication date: November 1846
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gloeocapsa is Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coccomyxa confluens (Kützing) Fott.
Source of Synonymy
Fott, B. (1974). Taxonomie der palmelloiden Chlorococcales (Familie Palmogloeaceae). Preslia 46: 1-31.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), confluent, running together, blending into one (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 06 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 10 February 2020
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
