Plectonema polymorphum var. viride G.H.Schwabe 1960
Publication Details
Plectonema polymorphum var. viride G.H.Schwabe 1960: 291, fig. 6 (as 'viridis')
Published in: Schwabe, G.H. (1960). Zur autotrophen Vegetation in ariden Böden. Blaualgen und Lebensraum IV. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 107: 281-309, 10 figures, 1 table.
Request PDFPublication date: 1960
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Plectonema is Plectonema tomasinianum Bornet ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudophormidium viride (G.H.Schwabe) M.T.P.Azevedo.
Source of Synonymy
Azevedo, M.T.P. (1991). Edaphic blue-green algae from the São Paulo Botanical Garden, Brazil. Algological Studies 64: 503-526, 99 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: Chile: Atacama: Caldera (in sand);
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 June 2022
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 March 2025
