Lyngbya fragilis (Gomont) Compère 1974
Publication Details
Lyngbya fragilis (Gomont) Compère 1974: 18
Published in: Compère, P. (1974). Cyanophycées de la region du lac Tchad, taxons, combinaisons et noms nouveaux. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België 44, No 1/2: 17-21.
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 Leptolyngbya fragilis (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
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
Phormidium fragile Gomont
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland ("aquas subsalsas apud Ayr"); Germany (prope Kiel); Czech Republic (thermas Carolinensis Bohemiae); Italy (Euganean Springs); Morocco; Maine, USA; (INA 1996) Type: Batters; Reinbold; Hansgirg; Meneghini; Schousboe; Collins; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 November 2007 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 11 March 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 December 2024
