Species Microcystis caerulea

Name: Microcystis caerulea Dickie 1880

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cae.ru’le.a. L. fem. adj. caerulea, blue

Pronunciation, gender: ka͡e-RU-le-a, feminine

Valid publication: Dickie G. Notes on Algae from the Amazons and its Tributaries. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 1880; 18:123-132.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Microcystis Kützing 1833

Assigned by: Dickie G. Notes on Algae from the Amazons and its Tributaries. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 1880; 18:123-132.

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Record number: 55606
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