Phormidium crosbyanum Tilden 1909
Current name:
Leptolyngbya crosbyana (Tilden) Anagnostidis & Komárek
Hawaii; filaments; scale 100 µm - 01 July 2011. J.M. Huisman; scale 100 µm
Publication Details
Phormidium crosbyanum Tilden 1909: no. 645
Published in: Tilden, J.E. (1909). American algae. Century VII (Fascicle 1). pp. 601-650. Minneapolis.
Publication date: 1909
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phormidium is Phormidium lucidum Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Leptolyngbya crosbyana (Tilden) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Source of Synonymy
Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Waianae, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 62)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 31 March 2014
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
