Leptolyngbya indica Debnath & Bhadury 2017
Publication Details
Leptolyngbya indica Debnath & Bhadury 2017: 105, fig. 2
Published in: Debnath, M., Singh, T. & Bhadury, P. (2017). New records of Cyanobacterial morphotypes with Leptolyngbya indica sp. nov. from terrestrial biofilms of the Lower Gangetic Plain, India. Phytotaxa 316(2): 101-120, 8 fig., 3 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leptolyngbya is Leptolyngbya boryana (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Khargia indica (Debnath & Bhadury) Rasouli-Dogaheh, Noroozi, Khansha & Hauer.
Type Information
Type locality: India: West Bengal: Nadia District: Karimpur II block; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Mar. Algal. Coll. Lab., IISER Kolkata; VSP 006 (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to India (Stearn 1973).
Created: 18 September 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 09 June 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
