Arthronema africanum (Schwabe & Simonsen) Komárek & Lukavsky 1988

Publication Details
Arthronema africanum (Schwabe & Simonsen) Komárek & Lukavsky 1988: 266

Published in: Komárek, J. & Lukavský, J. (1988). Arthronema, a new cyanophyte genus from Afro-Asian deserts. Algological Studies 50-53: 249-267.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Arthronema.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Leptolyngbya africanoides G.S. Hentschke.

Source of Synonymy
Hentschke, G.S., Morais, J., Oliveira, F.L., Silva, R., Cruz, P. & Vasconcelos, V. (2024). Taxonomic updates in the family Leptolyngbyaceae (Leptolyngbyales, Cyanobacteria): the description of Pseudoleptolyngbya gen. nov., Leptolyngbyopsis gen. nov., and the replacement of Arthronema. European Journal of Phycology 59: [1-14].

Basionym
Pseudanabaena africana Schwabe & Simonsen

Type Information
Type locality: Libya: Wau en-Namus oasis, Fezzan (24º54.7'N, 10º43.7'E); (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to Africa.

Created: 16 September 2004 by Robert Wilkes.

Last updated: 19 November 2024

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