Leptothrix subtilissima Hansgirg 1890
Publication Details
Leptothrix subtilissima Hansgirg 1890: 21, pl. 2: figs. 8-9
Published in: Hansgirg, A. (1890). Über neue Süsswasser- und Meeres-Algen und Bacterien, mit Bemerkungen zur Systematik dieser Phycophyten und über den Einfluss des Lichtes auf die Ortsbewegungen des Bacillus pfefferi nob. Sitzungsberichte der königlichen böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe 1890(1): 3-34, 2 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 1890
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Leptothrix is Leptothrix ochracea (Roth) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Schizothrix calcicola Gomont.
Source of Synonymy
Drouet, F. (1968). Revision of the classification of the Oscillatoriaceae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monograph 15: i-vi, 1-370, 131 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Norway: Vardö, Kiberg, Bugönaes; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), most slender, very delicate, or precise.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 August 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
