Phormidium deflexum (West & G.S.West) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
Publication Details
Phormidium deflexum (West & G.S.West) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988: 404
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 (lectotype) of the genus Phormidium is Phormidium lucidum Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Anagnostidinema deflexum (West & G.S.West) Strunecky et al..
Source of Synonymy
Strunecky, O., Bohunická, M., Johansen, J.R., Capková, K., Raabová, L., Dvorák, P. & Komárek, J., (2017). A revision of the genus Geitlerinema and a description of the genus Anagnostidinema gen. nov. (Oscillatoriophycidae, Cyanobacteria). Fottea 17(1): 114-126, 4 figs.
Basionym
Oscillatoria deflexa West & G.S.West
Type Information
Type locality: East Antarctic: Cape Royds (Green Lake; Coast Lake); (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent sharply in a downward direction.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 February 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 30 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025
