Aphanizomenon gracile Lemmermann 1907
Publication Details
Aphanizomenon gracile Lemmermann 1907: 193
Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1907). Algen I (Schizophyceen, Flagellaten, Peridineen). Kryptogamenflora der Mark Brandenburg und angrenzender Gebiete 3(1): I-X, (1)-(30), 1-128, 4 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 4 March 1907
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Aphanizomenon is Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2020
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Taxonomic note
The supposed basionym, Anabaena flosaquae var. gracilis Lemmermann, 1898, is illegitimate; treated as a new name. - (06 September 2015) - M.D. Guiry
Usage notes
Harmful species - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Producer of saxitoxins (Karosiene et al., 2020). - (11 September 2020) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
