Spirulina versicolor Cohn ex Gomont 1892
Current name:
Spirulina versicolor Cohn ex Gomont
Panama. In situ showing sheet of delicate mucous on turf and sediment-covered calcareous rockDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Spirulina versicolor Cohn ex Gomont 1892: 253, no fig.
Published in: Gomont, M. (1892 '1893'). Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 16: 91-264, pls 1-7.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 January 1892
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spirulina is Spirulina major Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), changing colour, variously coloured (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 March 2010 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
