Porphyrosiphon ceylanicus (Wille) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
Publication Details
Porphyrosiphon ceylanicus (Wille) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988: 409
Published in: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Porphyrosiphon is Porphyrosiphon notarisii Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Lyngbya ceylanica Wille
Type Information
Type locality: Kandy, Sri Lanka; (Silva & al. 1996: 55) Type: K. Rechinger ; xi.1905; on mosses; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Of (from) Ceylon, an island in the Indian Ocean off southern India (cf. ceylonensis & ceylonicus).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 23 April 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024