Anabaena sigmoidea Nygaard 1950
Publication Details
Anabaena sigmoidea Nygaard 1950: 199, fig. 119
Published in: Nygaard, G. (1950 '1949'). Hydrobiological studies on some Danish ponds and lakes. Part II: The quotient hypothesis and some new or little known phytoplankton organisms. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 7(1): 1-294, 126 figs, 2 tables.
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 Dolichospermum sigmoideum (Nygaard) Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & Komárek.
Source of Synonymy
Wacklin, P., Hoffmann, L. & Komárek, J. (2009). Nomenclatural validation of the genetically revised cyanobacterial genus Dolichospermum (Ralfs ex Bornet et Flahault) comb. nova. Fottea 9(1): 59-64.
Type Information
Type locality: Denmark: Jaegerbakke Dam (near Hillerod); (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 September 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 11 March 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025
