Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Protococcus turgidus Kützing 1846, Gloeocapsa turgida (Kützing) Hollerbach 1937 (Guiry & Guiry, 2021). Note: reported also as v. submarinus Hansg., Drouet 1936, p. 15. (Taylor, 1945:142)

Origin: Native

Distribution: Galapagos I.: Isabela (Taylor, 1945). Artic, Atlantic Islands, Europe, America, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Pacific Islands, Antartic and Antartic Islands (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

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