Dolichospermum flosaquae (Brébisson ex Bornet & Flahault) P.Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & J.Komárek
Publication details
Dolichospermum flosaquae (Brébisson ex Bornet & Flahault) P.Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & J.Komárek 2009: 60
Original publication: 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.
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Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Dolichospermum.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Anabaena flos-aquae Brébisson ex Bornet & Flauhault
Type information
Type locality: Sweden, Denmark, Scotland, France, Germany, USA (Silva 1996-to date).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Anabaena flos-aquae Brébisson ex Bornet & Flauhault 1886
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Anabaena flos-aquae Brébisson ex Bornet & Flauhault)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003, Dean & Sigee 2006, Sigee et al. 2007), Denmark (Nielsen 2002), Germany (Täuscher 2011), Romania (Caraus 2002, Caraus 2012), Spain (Álvarez Cobelas 1982, Alvarez-Cobelas & Gallardo 1988, Carrasco et al. 2007), Sweden (Skuja 1948).
North America: Arkansas (Smith 2010).
South America: Brazil (Werner 2010).
Africa: Senegal (Thaomazeau et al. 2010).
South-west Asia: Israel (Vinogradova et al. 2000).
Asia: China (Hu & Wei 2006).
South-east Asia: Singapore (Pham et al. 2011).
Australia and New Zealand: New Zealand (Broady & Merican 2012), Northern Territory (Day et al. 1995), Queensland (Day et al. 1995, Phillips 2002), Victoria (Day et al. 1995).
(as Dolichospermum flosaquae (Brébisson ex Bornet & Flahault) P.Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & J.Komárek)
Europe: Czech Republic (Zapomelová et al. 2011), Romania (Caraus 2012).
South-east Asia: Singapore (Pham et al. 2011).
Key references
Zapomelová, E., Hrouzek, P., Rezanka, T., Jezberová, J., Reháková, K., Hisem, D. & Komárková, J. (2011). Polyphasic characterization of Dolichospermum spp. and Sphaerospermopsis spp. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria): morphology, 16S rRNA gene sequences and fatty acid and secondary metabolites profiles. Journal of Phycology 47(5): 1152-1163.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Dolichospermum&species=flosaquae
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Dolichospermum&Species=flosaquae
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Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:95672
