Name: Polycystis flosaquae Wittrock 1879

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: flos.a’quae. L. gen. fem. n. aquae, of water; N.L. gen. fem. n. flosaquae, [probably better: florisaquae]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … flos-A-kwa͡e, feminine

Valid publication: Wittrock VB, Nordstedt CFO. Literatur-öfversigt [Literature review]. Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue Scandinavicae quas adjectis algis marinis chlorophyllaceis et phycochromaceis. Fasc. 5-6 pp. nos 201-300. Botaniska Notiser 1879; 1879:20-27.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microcystis flosaquae (Wittrock 1879) Kirchner 1898

Parent taxon: Polycystis Kützing 1849

Assigned by: Wittrock VB, Nordstedt CFO. Literatur-öfversigt [Literature review]. Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue Scandinavicae quas adjectis algis marinis chlorophyllaceis et phycochromaceis. Fasc. 5-6 pp. nos 201-300. Botaniska Notiser 1879; 1879:20-27.

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Record number: 6971
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