Nostoc muscorum C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault 1888
Current name:
Desmonostoc muscorum (Bornet & Flahault) Hrouzek & Ventura
Prox. Group of colonies from the bryophyte Zygodon. Collected by Rachel Carter, Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire, UK - 06 February 2007. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Nostoc muscorum C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault 1888: 200
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.
Publication date: 1 Jan 1886
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nostoc is Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmonostoc muscorum (Bornet & Flahault) Hrouzek & Ventura.
Type Information
Type locality: Jaders Bruk, Scania, Sweden.; (Hrouzek & al. 2013: 211) Holotype: July 1810; mosses; LD; Herb. alg. Agardh 6154 (Hrouzek & al. 2013) Notes: Type locality: Belgium, France, Corsica, Austria, USA (INA).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 28 April 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 19 October 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2024