Phormidium majusculum (Dillwyn) Kützing, nom. inval. 1843
Publication Details
Phormidium majusculum (Dillwyn) Kützing, nom. inval. 1843: 193
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phormidium is Phormidium lucidum Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lyngbya majuscula Harvey ex Gomont.
Basionym
Conferva majuscula Dillwyn
Type Information
Syntype localities: "In the Sea. On Santon Sands, near Plymouth; Miss Hill. Bantry Bay; Miss Hutchins."; (Dillwyn 1809: 40) Type: LD; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 6) Notes: "England" as type locality was first selected by Drouet (1968: 263) (Silva et al., 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 July 2014
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
