Dolichospermum affine (Lemmermann) P.Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & J.Komárek
Publication details
Dolichospermum affine (Lemmermann) P.Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & J.Komárek 2009: 61
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
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dolichospermum is Dolichospermum flosaquae (Brébisson ex Bornet & Flahault) P.Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & J.Komárek.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Anabaena affinis Lemmermann
Type information
Type locality: Schlesien: Tumpel bei Schaffgotsch's Garten bei Breslau (Silva 1996-to date). Type: G. Hieronymus; 19.ix. 1888; (Silva 1996-to date
Origin of species name
Adjective B (Latin), neighbouring, allied to, akin to (Stearn 1973).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Anabaena affinis Lemmermann 1897
Anabaena catenula var. affinis (Lemmermann) Geitler 1932
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Anabaena affinis Lemmermann)
Arctic: Ellesmere Island (Croasdale 1973).
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002), Spain (Alvarez-Cobelas & Gallardo 1988).
Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995), Queensland (Day et al. 1995, Bostock & Holland 2010), South Australia (Day et al. 1995), Victoria (Day et al. 1995).
(as Anabaena catenula var. affinis (Lemmermann) Geitler)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003), Romania (Caraus 2002).
South-west Asia: Iran (, , Ramzannejad Ghadi 2008, Bagheri & Ramzannejad Ghadi 2008).
Australia and New Zealand: New Zealand (Broady & Merican 2012).
(as Dolichospermum affine (Lemmermann) P.Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & J.Komárek)
Europe: Czech Republic (Zapomelová 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=affine
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=affine
Created: 15 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 22 December 2011 by Wendy Guiry
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Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
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Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:104626
