Aphanizomenon flexuosum J.Komárek & L.Kovácik

Classification:
Empire Prokaryota
Kingdom Bacteria
Subkingdom Negibacteria
Phylum Cyanobacteria
Class Cyanophyceae
Subclass Nostocophycideae
Order Nostocales
Family Nostocaceae
Genus Aphanizomenon

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Publication details
Aphanizomenon flexuosum J.Komárek & L.Kovácik 1989: 54, figs 10, 12

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Aphanizomenon is Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Type information
Type locality: Czech Republic: lake Lucina near Tachov (Silva 1996-to date). Type: Fig. 12: J. Duras; vii 1987; (Silva 1996-to date

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Aphanizomenon flexuosum J.Komárek & L.Kovácik)
Europe: Spain (Carrasco et al. 2007).

Source of synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum, University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/INA.html. Updated continuously. ..

Key references
Carrasco, D., Moreno, E., Paniagua, T., de Hoyos, C., Wormer, L., Sanchis, D., Cirés, S., Martín-del-Pozo, D., Codd, G.A. & Quesada, A. (2007). Anatoxin-a occurrence and potential cyanobacterial anatoxin-a producers in Spanish reservoirs. Journal of Phycology 43: 1120-1125.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Aphanizomenon&species=flexuosum

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Aphanizomenon&Species=flexuosum

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 05 September 2011 by Wendy Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 June 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:101392