Aphanizomenon aphanizomenoides (Forti) Horecká & Komárek 1979
Current name:
Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides (Forti) Zapomelová & al.
Boyd, Texas, USA; Lugols, 1000x, DIC - 23 August 2011. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Aphanizomenon aphanizomenoides (Forti) Horecká & Komárek 1979: 295, fig. 6
Published in: Horecká, M. & Komárek, J. (1979). Taxonomic position of three planktonic blue-green algae from the genera Aphanizomenon and Cylindrospermopsis. Preslia 51: 289-312.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Aphanizomenon is Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides (Forti) Zapomelová & al..
Basionym
Anabaena aphanizomenoides Forti
Type Information
Type locality: Turkey: Iznik; (INA 1996) Type: Forti; 25.viii.1900; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latinised), resembling the genus Aphanizomenon.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
