Spirulina tenuissima f. versicolor (Gomont) Kossinskaja 1948
Publication Details
Spirulina tenuissima f. versicolor (Gomont) Kossinskaja 1948: 195
Published in: Kossinskaja, E.K. (1948). Opredelitel' morskikh sinezelenykh vodorosley [Manual for identification of marine blue-green algae]. pp. 278, 271 figures. Moscow and Leningrad: Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR. [in Russian]
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spirulina is Spirulina major Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirulina versicolor Cohn ex Gomont.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (2005). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Cyanoprokaryota. Oscillatoriales. Vol. 19/2 pp. 759, 1010 figures. München: Elsevier Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very fine (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 February 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 October 2023
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
