Lyngbya compressa Utermöhl 1925
Publication Details
Lyngbya compressa Utermöhl 1925: 285, fig. 29
Published in: Utermöhl, H. (1925). Limnologische Phytoplanktonstudien. Die Besiedelung ostholsteinischer Seen mit Schwebpflanzen: Mit 42 Textabbildungen und Kurventafel. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplement 5: 1-527.
Type 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 Planktothrix compressa (Utermöhl) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Type Information
Type locality: Holstein, Germany; (Utermöhl 1925: 285)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 March 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 08 April 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024