Synechococcus elongatus var. vestitus Copeland 1936
Publication Details
Synechococcus elongatus var. vestitus Copeland 1936: 60, fig. 24
Published in: Copeland, J.J. (1936). Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 36: 1-232.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Synechococcus is Synechococcus elongatus (Nägeli) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thermosynechococcus vestitus (Copeland) Komárek & Strunecky.
Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J., Johansen, J.R., Smarda, J. & Strunecky, O. (2020). Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea 20(2): 171-191, 6 figures.
Type Information
Type locality: Yellowstone: Mammoth Hot Springs; (INA 1996) Type: no. 141: (INA 1996) Notes: Neotype (designated by Komárek & Stunecky in Komárek et al., 2020: 184): Copeland 1936: 59, fig. 24 (under Synechococcus elongatus var. vestitus. Epitype (designated by Komárek et al., 2020: 184): CBFS A-120-1, dried material of strain BP-1 (NIES 2133), deposite in herb. coll. Univ. of South Bohemia. Reference strain" T. vestitus BP-1.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1983).
Created: 05 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 12 April 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 November 2024
