Sphaenosiphon olivaceus Reinsch 1875
Publication Details
Sphaenosiphon olivaceus Reinsch 1875: 17, Melanophyceae pl. XXVI: fig. 2
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1875 '1874/75'). Contributiones ad algologiam et fungologiam. Vol. 1 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-103, [104, err.], 131 plates [I-III, IIIa, IV-VI, VIa, VII-XII, XIIa, XIII-XX, XXa, XXI-XXXV, XXXVa, XXXVI (Melanophyceae); I-XLII, XLIIa, XLIII-XLVII, XLVIIa, XLVIII-LXI (Rhodophyceae); I-XVIII (Chlorophyllophyceae); I-IX (Fungi)]. Norimbergae [Nürnberg]: Typis Theodor Haesslein.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Sphaenosiphon is Sphaenosiphon cuspidatus Reinsch.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyanocystis olivacea (Reinsch) Komárek & Anagnostidis.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.
Type Information
Syntype localities: various in Adriatic Sea and North Atlantic Ocean; (Silva & al. 1996: 18)
Created: 15 February 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 27 September 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
