Nostoc caeruleum var. planctonicum (Poretzky & Tschernov) B.A.Whitton 2011

Publication Details
Nostoc caeruleum var. planctonicum (Poretzky & Tschernov) B.A.Whitton 2011: 139

Published in: Whitton, B.A. (2011). Cyanobacteria (Cyanophyta). In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. Second edition. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 31-158. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nostoc is Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Nostoc planctonicum V.S.Poretzky & Tschernov

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), blue, especially the deep blue of the Mediterranean sky at midday (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 02 December 2002 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 24 May 2021

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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