Lyngbya majuscula Harvey ex Gomont 1892
Current name:
Lyngbya majuscula Harvey ex Gomont
Floating masses. From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon: A Floristic Inventory and Field Guide. OffShore Graphics, Inc., Washington, DC. Distributed by Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstitutDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Lyngbya majuscula Harvey ex Gomont 1892: 131, pl. III [3]: figs 3, 4
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.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 January 1892
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
for type details see Conferva majuscula Dillwyn;
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 04 August 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 August 2019
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Nomenclatural note
While Harvey (1833: 370) cites Conferva majuscula Dillwyn (1809) in synonymy, Gomont attributes the name to Harvey (1833); Gomont says in relation to Conferva majuscula Dillwyn "synon. dub."! and goes on to say "Faute d'échantillons authentiques, nous ne pouvons faire remonter avec certitude au delà de Harvey le nom de Lyngbya majuscula." and adds further comments about Dillwyn's materials. - (29 July 2014) - M.D. Guiry
Habitat note
Widespread in warm and temperate waters; on Halimeda discoidea (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (28 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Usage note
Whitton (2011: 91) makes a strong statement about this species: "WARNING! Material of this species from other countries has been shown to contain several biologically highly active molecules and should be treated as a possible carcinogenic risk: minimise contact with the skin." Saxitoxin-producing species (Mohamed & Al-Shehri 2015). Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). - (02 May 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2025
