Synechococcus vulcanus J.J.Copeland 1936
Publication Details
Synechococcus vulcanus J.J.Copeland 1936: 61, fig. 26
Published in: Copeland, J.J. (1936). Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 36: 1-232.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Synechococcus is Synechococcus elongatus (Nägeli) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thermosynechococcus vulcanus (J.J.Copeland) H.Katoh, S.Itoh, J.-R.Shen & M.Ikeuchi.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J., Johansen, J.R., Smarda, J. & Strunecky, O. (2020). Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 20(2): 171-191, 6 figures.
Type Information
Type locality: Yellowstone: Imperial Geyser Crater, Twin Buttes Region ; (Copeland 1936: 61) Type: no. 324: on bottom of creek at 71°C and pH 8.8; (Copeland 1936: 61) Notes: Figura typica: figura 6e; neotype (designated by Komárek et al., 2020: 174): CBFS A-092-1, dried material of strain"Thermostichus vulcanus-Rupite" (RUP-VU-1), deposited in herb. coll., Univ. South Bohemia.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 06 April 2021
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