Spirocoleus crosbyanus (Tilden) P.C.Silva 1996
Current name:
Leptolyngbya crosbyana (Tilden) Anagnostidis & Komárek
Hawaii; scale 5 mm - 01 July 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Spirocoleus crosbyanus (Tilden) P.C.Silva 1996: 62
Published in: Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spirocoleus is Spirocoleus lagerheimii Möbius.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Leptolyngbya crosbyana (Tilden) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Basionym
Phormidium crosbyanum Tilden
Type Information
Type locality: Waianae, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 62)
Created: 19 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 27 April 2005
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Fabio Rindi in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 April 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
