Plectonema battersii Gomont 1899

Publication Details
Plectonema battersii Gomont 1899: 36, no fig. (as 'Battersii')

Published in: Gomont, M. (1899). Sur quelques Oscillariées nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 46: 25-41, 1 pl.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Plectonema is Plectonema tomasinianum Bornet ex Gomont.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudophormidium battersii (Gomont) Anagnostidis.

Source of Synonymy
Anagnostidis, K. (2001). Nomenclatural changes in cyanoprokaryotic order Oscillatoriales. Preslia, Praha 73: 359-375.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 62) Type: Batters; (INA 1996) Notes: This type locality was first described by Drouet (1968: 46) (Silva et al., 1996)

Eponomy
Named for Edward Arthur Lionel Batters (1860-1907), British phycologist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 14 October 2016

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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