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Species Chroococcus fuscoviolaceus

Name: Chroococcus fuscoviolaceus Hansgirg 1890

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fus.co.vi.o.la’ce.us. L. masc. adj. fuscus, tawny; L. masc. adj. violaceus, violet; N.L. masc. adj. fuscoviolaceus, tawny violet

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: khro-o-KOK-kus fus-ko-wi-o-LA-ke-us, masculine

Valid publication: Hansgirg A. Über neue Süsswasser- und Meeres-Algen und Bacterien, mit Bemerkungen zur Systematik dieser Phycophyten und über den Einfluss des Lichtes auf die Ortsbewegungen des Bacillus Pfefferi nob. Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 1890; 1890:3-34.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Chamaesiphon fuscoviolaceus (Hansgirg 1890) Margalef 1952

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Chroococcus fuscoviolaceus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Chroococcus.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

Parent taxon: Chroococcus Nägeli 1849

Assigned by: Hansgirg A. Über neue Süsswasser- und Meeres-Algen und Bacterien, mit Bemerkungen zur Systematik dieser Phycophyten und über den Einfluss des Lichtes auf die Ortsbewegungen des Bacillus Pfefferi nob. Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 1890; 1890:3-34.

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Record number: 33530