Name: Gloeocapsopsis crepidinum (Thuret 1854) Geitler ex Komárek 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Protococcus crepidinum Thuret 1854

Etymology: cre.pi.di’num. L. gen. fem. pl. n. crepidinum, of piers or quays

Gender: feminine

Holotype: CCAP 1425/1; HBG 24929; LEGE 6123

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Valid publication: Komárek J. Validation of the genera Gloeocapsopsis and Asterocapsa (Cyanoprokaryota) with regard to species from Japan, Mexico and Himalayas. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series B (Botany) 1993; 19:19-37.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Protococcus crepidinum Thuret 1854	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Pleurocapsa ercegovicii De Toni f. 1934	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Chroococcus crepidinum (Thuret 1854) Hansgirg 1887	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Pleurocapsa crepidinum (Thuret 1854) Ercegović 1930	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name, later homonym
    Gloeocapsa crepidinum (Thuret 1854) Thuret 1876	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Emendations:
  • Jung et al. 2021 Jung P, Azua-Bustos A, Gonzalez-Silva C, Mikhailyuk T, Zabicki D, Holzinger A, Lakatos M, Budel B. Emendation of the Coccoid Cyanobacterial Genus Gloeocapsopsis and Description of the New Species Gloeocapsopsis diffluens sp. nov. and Gloeocapsopsis dulcis sp. nov. Isolated From the Coastal Range of the Atacama Desert (Chile). Front Microbiol 2021; 12:671742. 🇩🇪

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gloeocapsopsis Geitler ex Komárek 1993. Publication: Komárek J. Validation of the genera Gloeocapsopsis and Asterocapsa (Cyanoprokaryota) with regard to species from Japan, Mexico and Himalayas. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series B (Botany) 1993; 19:19-37.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Gloeocapsopsis Geitler ex Komárek 1993

Assigned by: Komárek J. Validation of the genera Gloeocapsopsis and Asterocapsa (Cyanoprokaryota) with regard to species from Japan, Mexico and Himalayas. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series B (Botany) 1993; 19:19-37.

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Record number: 6735