Leptolyngbya battersii (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komàrek 1988
Publication Details
Leptolyngbya battersii (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komàrek 1988: 390
Published in: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80 (Algological Studies 50-53)(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leptolyngbya is Leptolyngbya boryana (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudophormidium battersii (Gomont) Anagnostidis.
Basionym
Plectonema battersii Gomont
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: 10 April 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 11 March 2014
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Taxonomic note
"Generic classification is unclear." (Komárek & Anagnostidis 2005: 197). - (11 March 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2025
