Species details
- Protococcus minutus: Kützing (1843)
- Gloeocapsa minuta: (Kützing) Hollerbach (1938)
- Chroococcus virescens: Hantzsch (1865)
- Cell Diameter: from 8 to 32 µm
Distribution: Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003), France (Anon, 2012), Germany (Täuscher, 2011), Ireland (Culminane, 1971), Romania (Caraus, 2012), Spain (Bárbara et al., 2005), Sweden (Skuja, 1948), Turkey (Taskin et al., 2008 ). Atlantic Islands: Canary Islands (Haroun et al., 2003). North America: Arkansas (Smith, 2010), Connecticut (Hylander, 1928), Florida (Taylor, 1928). Caribbean Islands: Cuba (Comas González, 2008). South America: Brazil (Werner, 2010), Galápagos Islands (Taylor, 1945). Africa: Kenya (Silva, Basson & Moe, 1996), Mozambique (Silva, Basson & Moe, 1996), Sierra Leone (Alfinito, 2011), South Africa (Silva, Basson & Moe, 1996). South-west Asia: India (Silva, Basson & Moe, 1996), Israel (Vinogradova et al., 2000), Pakistan (Leghari et al., 2005), Turkey (Asia) (Taskin et al. 2008 ). Asia: China (Hu & Wei, 2006). South-east Asia: Indonesia (Silva, Basson & Moe, 1996), Singapore (Pham et al., 2011). Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al., 1995), New Zealand ( Broady & Merican, 2012), Queensland (Bostock & Holland, 2010), South Australia (Day et al., 1995). Pacific Islands: Federated States of Micronesia (Lobban & Tsuda, 2003), Hawaiian Islands (Sherwood, 2004).
Not reported.
Resistence Stages:Not reported.
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