Lyngbya floccosa (Vaucher) Hassall, nom. inval. 1845

Publication Details
Lyngbya floccosa (Vaucher) Hassall, nom. inval. 1845: 223

Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1845). A history of the British freshwater algae, including descriptions of the Desmideae and Diatomaceae. With upwards of one hundred plates, illustrating the various species. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, [i]-462, [ i , err.]. London, Edinburgh, Paris & Leipzig: S. Highley, H. Baillière; Sunderland & Knox; J.B. Baillière; T.O. Weigel.

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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 Microspora floccosa (Vaucher) Thuret.

Basionym
Prolifera floccosa Vaucher

Type Information
Type locality: near Genève, Switzerland; (Silva & al. 1996: 722)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), woolly.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 08 June 2005 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 29 March 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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