Lyngbya subsalsa (C.Agardh) Hansgirg, nom. inval.

Classification:
Empire Prokaryota
Kingdom Eubacteria
Subkingdom Negibacteria
Phylum Cyanobacteria
Class Cyanophyceae
Subclass Oscillatoriophycidae
Order Oscillatoriales
Family Oscillatoriaceae
Genus Lyngbya

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Panama. In situ: thalli forming thin film over sandy area. D.S. Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).

Panama. Cell walls slightly constricted; cells slightly wider than long. D.S. Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).

Panama. Cell walls slightly constricted; apical cell bluntly rounded. D.S. Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).

Panama. Trichomes generally straight, occasionally gently curved. D.S. Littler. © Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu).

Oscillatoria subsalsa C.Agardh Panama. Cell walls slightly constricted; cells slightly wider than long
© Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)

Publication details
Lyngbya subsalsa (C.Agardh) Hansgirg 1893: 226, nom. inval.

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 Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont

Basionym
Oscillatoria subsalsa C.Agardh

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

Taxonomic notes
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. - (25 Feb 2014) - M.D. Guiry

General environment
This is a brackish species.

No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.

Source of current name
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (2005). Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Cyanoprokaryota: 2. Teil/2nd Part: Oscillatoriales. Vol. 19 pp. 1-759. München: Elsevier Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.

Created: 03 May 2005 by Fabio Rindi

Verified by: 25 February 2014 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2019.