Microcoleus irriguus (Gomont) Drouet 1968
Publication Details
Microcoleus irriguus (Gomont) Drouet 1968: 259, fig. 100
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.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Microcoleus is Microcoleus vaginatus Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phormidium irriguum (Kützing ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Basionym
Oscillatoria irrigua Kützing ex Gomont
Type Information
Switzerland: near Bern: near Schloss Reichebachon mossy rocks (Aug. 1835) [Oscillatoria irrigua Kützing 1843]; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), watered.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 July 2023
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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 25 April 2024
