Phormidium setchellianum Gomont 1892
Current name:
Microcoleus setchellianus (Gomont) Strunecky, Komárek & Johansen
USA; 400x, DIC, Dr. Barry H. Rosen USGS - 26 May 2012. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Phormidium setchellianum Gomont 1892: 190, pl. V: figs 25, 26 (as 'Setchellianum')
Published in: Gomont, M. (1892 '1893'). Monographie des Oscillariées (Nostocacées Homocystées). Deuxième partie. - Lyngbyées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Série 7 16: 91-264, pls 1-7.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 January 1892
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phormidium is Phormidium lucidum Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microcoleus setchellianus (Gomont) Strunecky, Komárek & Johansen.
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Connecticut: near Norwich; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Setchell; on rocks at the bottom of a stream; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 January 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 23 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
