Anabaena reniformis Lemmermann 1898
Publication Details
Anabaena reniformis Lemmermann 1898: 155, no fig.
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1898). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Planktonalgen. II. Beschreibung neuer Formen. Botanisches Centralblatt 76: 150-156.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Anabaena is Anabaena oscillarioides Bory ex Bornet & Flahault .
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphaerospermopsis reniformis (Lemmermann) Zapomelová, Jezberová, Hrouzek, Hisem, Reháková & Komárková.
Source of Synonymy
Zapomelová, E., Jezberová, J., Hrouzek, P., Hisem, D., Reháková, K. & Komárková, J. (2010). Nomenclatural Note: Polyphasic characterization of three strains of Anabaena reniformis and Aphanizomenon aphanizomenoides (cyanobacteria) and their reclassification to Sphaerospermum gen. nov. (incl. Anabaena kisseleviana) (45: 1363-73). Journal of Phycology 46(2): 415.
Type Information
Type locality: "Steinhuder Meer" [Lower Saxony, Germany]; (Lemmermann 1898: 155)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), kidney-shaped (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 September 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 06 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
