Arthrospira fusiformis (Voronichin) Komárek & J.W.G.Lund 1990
Publication Details
Arthrospira fusiformis (Voronichin) Komárek & J.W.G.Lund 1990: 11 (table 2)
Published in: Komárek, J. & Lund, J.W.G. (1990). What is Spirulina platensis in fact?. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplement 85 (Algological Studies 58): 1-13, 4 figs, 2 tables.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Arthrospira is Arthrospira jenneri Stizenberger ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Limnospira fusiformis (Voronichin) Nowicka-Krawczyk, Mühlsteinová & Hauer.
Source of Synonymy
Nowicka-Krawczyk, P., Mühlsteinová, R. & & Hauer, T. (2019). Detailed characterization of the Arthrospira type species separating commercially grown taxa into the new genus Limnospira (Cyanobacteria). Scientific Reports 9(694): 1-11, 5 figs.
Basionym
Spirulina fusiformis Woronichin
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), fusiform; swollen at the middle and tapering to each end like a spindle; narrowly ellipsoid (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024
