Leptolyngbya fragilis (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988
Publication Details
Leptolyngbya fragilis (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988: 391
Published in: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80 (Algological Studies 50-53)(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leptolyngbya is Leptolyngbya boryana (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Phormidium fragile Gomont
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland ("aquas subsalsas apud Ayr"); Germany (prope Kiel); Czech Republic (thermas Carolinensis Bohemiae); Italy (Euganean Springs); Morocco; Maine, USA; (INA 1996) Type: Batters; Reinbold; Hansgirg; Meneghini; Schousboe; Collins; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 September 2017
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Taxonomic note
According to Whitton in John et al. (2002: 80), Leptolygbya fragilis (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988 is a synonym of Phormidium fragile Gomont 1892. - (10 July 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025
