Species Gloeocapsa punctata

Name: Gloeocapsa punctata Nägeli ex Kützing 1849

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: punc.ta’ta. N.L. fem. adj. punctata, pointed

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … punk-TA-ta, feminine

Valid publication: Kützing FT. Species algarum. F.A. Brockhaus, Lipsiae, 1849.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Coelosphaerium kuetzingianum var. punctatum (Nägeli 1849) Playfair 1914

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Coelosphaerium kuetzingianum var. punctatum (Nägeli 1849) Playfair 1914	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank
Bichatia punctata (Nägeli 1849) Kuntze 1891	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), rejected name
Gloeocapsa punctata Nägeli 1849	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name

Notes:
- ❗ Gloeocapsa punctata 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 Gloeocapsa.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-28.

Parent taxon: Gloeocapsa Kützing 1843

Assigned by: Kützing FT. Species algarum. F.A. Brockhaus, Lipsiae, 1849.

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Record number: 54279

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