Planktolyngbya contorta (Lemmermann) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
Publication Details
Planktolyngbya contorta (Lemmermann) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988: 394
Published in: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Planktolyngbya is Planktolyngbya limnetica (Lemmermann) Komárková-Legnerová & Cronberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Lyngbya contorta Lemmermann
Type Information
Type locality: Waterneverstorfer Binnensee (east of Kiel), Germany; (Silva & al. 1996: 61)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 17 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 12 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
