Umezakia natans M.Watanabe 1987

Publication Details
Umezakia natans M.Watanabe 1987: 81, figs 1, 2

Published in: Watanabe, M. (1987). Studies on the planktonic blue-green algae 2. Umezakia natans gen. et sp. nov. (Stigonemataceae) from the Mikata lakes, Fukui Prefecture. Bulletin of the National Science Museum Series B (Botany) 13: 81-88.

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Umezakia ovalisporum (Forti) McGregor, Sendall, Niiyama, Tuji & Willis.

Source of Synonymy
McGregor, G.B., Sendall, B.C., Niiyama, Y., Tuji, A. & Willis, A. (2023). Chrysosporum ovalisporum is synonymous with the true-branching cyanobacterium Umezakia natans (Nostocales/Aphanizomenaceae). Journal of Phycology 59(2): 326-341.

Type Information
Type locality: Lake Mikata, Fukui Pref., Japan; (INA 1996) Iconotypus: figs 1 & 2: collections used for isolation made ix.1984; Tsukuba Algae Collection, Mus. Sc. Natl.; TAC 101 (INA 1996) Notes: Ex-type strain: TAC101 (discontinued), material: TNS-AL-52804 in TNS (Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science) (McGregor et al., 2023: [12].

Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), swimming, floating on or under the surface of the water (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 17 September 2004 by Robert Wilkes.

Last updated: 27 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024

 
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