Name: Protococcus turgidus Kützing 1846

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tur’gi.dus. L. masc. adj. turgidus, swollen

Pronunciation, gender: TUR-gi-dus, masculine

Valid publication: Kützing FT. Tabulae phycologicae oder Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. 1. W. Köhne, Nordhausen, 1846.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gloeocapsa turgida (Kützing 1846) Hollerbach 1936

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gloeocapsa turgida (Kützing 1846) Hollerbach 1936	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Chroococcus turgidus (Kützing 1846) Nägeli 1849	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Protococcus turgidus 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. Tabulae phycologicae oder Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. 1. W. Köhne, Nordhausen, 1846.

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Record number: 6712