Lyngbya subsalsa (C.Agardh) Hansgirg, nom. inval. 1893
Current name:
Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont
Panama. Cell walls slightly constricted; apical cell bluntly roundedDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Lyngbya subsalsa (C.Agardh) Hansgirg, nom. inval. 1893: 226
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (2005). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Cyanoprokaryota. Oscillatoriales. Vol. 19/2 pp. 759, 1010 figures. München: Elsevier Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
Basionym
Oscillatoria subsalsa C.Agardh
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 03 May 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 25 February 2014
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Taxonomic note
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. - (25 February 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
