Porphyrosiphon kurzii (Gomont) Drouet 1968

Current name:
Sirocoleum kurzii Gomont
Oyambre, Basque Country, Spain, 2007Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Porphyrosiphon kurzii (Gomont) Drouet 1968: 162, fig. 76
Published in: Drouet, F. (1968). Revision of the classification of the Oscillatoriaceae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monograph 15: i-vi, 1-370, 131 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Porphyrosiphon is Porphyrosiphon notarisii Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sirocoleum kurzii Gomont.
Basionym
Sirocoleum kurzii Gomont
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 17 July 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Lawson & John (1987) cite this species as Porphyrosiphon kurzii (Gomont) Drouet, 1968 - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025