Name: Protococcus minutus Kützing 1843

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.nu’tus. L. masc. part. adj. minutus, sic

Pronunciation, gender: mi-NU-tus, masculine

Valid publication: Kützing FT. Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1843.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gloeocapsa minuta (Kützing 1843) Hollerbach 1936

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chroococcus minutus (Kützing 1843) Nägeli 1849	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Gloeocapsa minuta (Kützing 1843) Hollerbach 1936	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Protococcus minutus 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 [Protococcus].
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-01-28.

Parent taxon: [Protococcus]

Assigned by: Kützing FT. Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1843.

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Record number: 6710