Sphaerotilus natans Kützing
Publication details
Sphaerotilus natans Kützing 1833: 386, pl. IX
Original publication: Kützing, F.[T.] (1833). Sphaerotilus natans eine neue Süsswasseralge. Linnaea 8: 385-387, pl. IX.
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Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sphaerotilus.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Participle (Latin), swimming, floating on or under the surface of the water (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
Taxonomic notes
A filamentous bacterium (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/559537/Sphaerotilus-natans) - (5 Aug 2010) - M.D. Guiry
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Sphaerotilus&species=natans
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=Sphaerotilus&Species=natans
Created: 05 August 2010 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 04 July 2012 by Michael Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 281 times since it was created.
References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Kützing, F.[T.] (1833). Sphaerotilus natans eine neue Süsswasseralge. Linnaea 8: 385-387, pl. IX.
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=137208
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Michael Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.
