Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont 1892
Current name:
Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont
Panama. In situ: thalli forming thin film over sandy areaDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont 1892: 253, pl. VII/7: fig. 32
Published in: Gomont, M. (1892 '1893'). Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 16: 91-264, pls 1-7.
Publication date: 1 January 1892
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Spirulina is Spirulina major Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Odense Fjord, Denmark; (Silva & al. 1996: 56) Notes: "Hab. aquas salsas aut subsalsas, etiam dulces Daniae prope Hafniam (Oersted in herb. Agardh); Scotland, England, Germany, France, Switzerland, U.S.A. etc." (INA).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 04 August 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 November 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 November 2024