Lyngbya contorta Lemmermann 1898

Publication Details
Lyngbya contorta Lemmermann 1898: 202, pl. V [5]: figs 10-13

Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1898). Der grosse Waterneverstorfer Binnensee. Eine biologische Studie. Forschungsberichte aus der Biologischen Station zu Plön 6: 166-205, 4 figs, 1 map, pl. V.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Planktolyngbya contorta (Lemmermann) Anagnostidis & Komárek.

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 1973).

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 17 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 12 March 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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