Lyngbya circumcreta G.S.West 1907
Publication Details
Lyngbya circumcreta G.S.West 1907: 174, pl. 9: fig. 7
Published in: West, G.S. (1907). Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 38: 81-197.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Limnolyngbya circumcreta (G.S.West) X.Li & R.Li..
Type Information
Type locality: Lake Victoria (near Bukoba, Tanzania and near Entebbe, Uganda); (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: W.A. Cunnington 249, 252 (Bukoba specimens); 620 (Entebbe specimens); (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Neotype: HAB2014-0112, fixed material of the culture CHAB 5683, deposite at IHB, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Li & Li, 2016).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 20 January 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 20 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
