Anabaena sphaerica Bornet & Flahault 1886
Publication Details
Anabaena sphaerica Bornet & Flahault 1886: 228
Published in: Bornet, É. & Flahault, C. (1886 '1888'). Revision des Nostocacées hétérocystées contenues dans les principaux herbiers de France (quatrième et dernier fragment). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Septième Série 7: 177-262.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 Jan 1886
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Anabaena is Anabaena oscillarioides Bory ex Bornet & Flahault .
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 August 2019
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Taxonomic note
Thomazeau et al. (2010: 577) propose that A. sphaerica and S. sphaerica var. tenuis should be assigned to two separate genera closely phylogenetically related to the Cylindrospermopsis cluster (including Raphidiopsis). - (30 August 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025
