Species Chroococcus westii

Name: Chroococcus westii Petersen 1923

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wes’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. westii, named in honor of William West, English pharmacist and botanist

Pronunciation, gender: WES-ti-i, masculine

Valid publication: Petersen JB. The freshwater Cyanophyceae of Iceland. Arbejder fra den Botaniske have i København 1923; 101:251-324.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Chroococcus Nägeli 1849

Assigned by: Petersen JB. The freshwater Cyanophyceae of Iceland. Arbejder fra den Botaniske have i København 1923; 101:251-324.

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Record number: 46483
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