Species Placoma micrococca

Name: Placoma micrococca (Hansgirg 1892) Umezaki and Watanabe 1994

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Oncobyrsa adriatica var. micrococca Hansgirg 1892

Etymology: mi.cro.coc’ca. N.L. fem. n. micrococca

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pla-KO-ma mi-kro-KOK-ka, feminine

Valid publication: Umezaki I, Watanabe M. Enumeration of the Cyanophyta (blue-green algae) of Japan 1. Chroococcales and Oscillatoriales. Japanese Journal of Phycology 1994; 42:175-219.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyanoplacoma micrococca (Hansgirg 1892) Molinari and Guiry 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cyanoplacoma micrococca (Hansgirg 1892) Molinari and Guiry 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Oncobyrsa adriatica var. micrococca Hansgirg 1892	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Placoma Schousboe ex Bornet and Thuret 1876

Assigned by: Umezaki I, Watanabe M. Enumeration of the Cyanophyta (blue-green algae) of Japan 1. Chroococcales and Oscillatoriales. Japanese Journal of Phycology 1994; 42:175-219.

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Record number: 27902