Symplocastrum (Gomont) Kirchner, 1898
Lectotype species: Symplocastrum friesii (Gomont) Kirchner
Publication details: (Gomont) Kirchner, 1898: 69
Original publication: Kirchner, O. (1898). Schizophyta: Schizophyceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds) Vol. 1(1), pp. 45-92, figures 48-62. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFType designated in: Gardner, N.L. (1932). The Myxophyceae of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. In: Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Volume VIII. Part 2. (Anon. Eds), pp. 249-311. New York: New York Academy of Sciences.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-03-03 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Strunecký, O., Ivanova, A.P. & Mareš, J. (2022 '2023'). An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis (Review). Journal of Phycology 59(1): 12-51.
Taxonomic note
A study by Pietrasiak et al. (2014) "confirms the placement of the genus in the Phormidiaceae based upon phylogenetic analysis of molecular sequence data, and establishes the genus as unique from and unrelated to Schizothrix". - (06 February 2015) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025
