Anabaena hassallii Wittrock ex Lemmermann 1907
Publication Details
Anabaena hassallii Wittrock ex Lemmermann 1907: 186 (as 'A. Hassallii (Kütz.) Wittr., Algae exs. Fasc. 21, S. 56')
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1907). Algen I (Schizophyceen, Flagellaten, Peridineen). Kryptogamenflora der Mark Brandenburg und angrenzender Gebiete 3(1): I-X, (1)-(30), 1-128, 4 plates.
Publication date: 4 March 1907
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Anabaena is Anabaena oscillarioides Bory ex Bornet & Flahault .
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dolichospermum circinale (Rabenhorst ex Bornet & Flahault) Wacklin, Hoffmann & Komárek.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. (2013). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Cyanoprokaryota: Heterocystous Genera (Nostocales, Stigonematales). Vol. 19/3 pp. [i]-xviii, [1]-1130. Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 25 September 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 16 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 March 2025