Arthrospira versicolor (Cohn ex Gomont) W.B.Crow 1927
Current name:
Spirulina versicolor Cohn ex Gomont
Saboga-Las Perlas, Panama. In situ: fragile mat of delicate mucous on sandDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Arthrospira versicolor (Cohn ex Gomont) W.B.Crow 1927: 142
Published in: Crow, W.B. (1927). The generic characters of Arthrospira and Spirulina Turp. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 46(2): 139-148.
Request PDFPublication date: April 1927
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Arthrospira is Arthrospira jenneri Stizenberger ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spirulina versicolor Cohn ex Gomont.
Basionym
Spirulina versicolor Cohn ex Gomont
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), changing colour, variously coloured (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 August 2014
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Taxonomic note
Supposed basionym - (21 August 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025
