Leptolyngbya angustata Casamatta & Johansen 2005
Publication Details
Leptolyngbya angustata Casamatta & Johansen 2005: 430-431, figs 3A, 4 E-H
Published in: Casamatta, D.A., Johansen J.R., Vis, M.L. & Broadwater S.T. (2005). Molecular and morphological characterization of ten polar and near-polar strains within the Oscillatoriales (Cyanobacteria). Journal of Phycology 41: 421-438.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leptolyngbya is Leptolyngbya boryana (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Kuparuk River, near Toolik Lake, Alaska; (Casamatta & al. 2005: 431) Holotype: benthic substratum; BRY; C-37697 (Casamatta & al. 2005: 431)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), narrowed (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 May 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 18 June 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 June 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024