Phormidium subfuscum Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Current name:
Phormidium subfuscum Kützing ex Gomont
Panama. Trichome apices often with slight taper; terminal cells generally with rounded cap (calyptra)Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Phormidium subfuscum Kützing ex Gomont 1892: 182, pl. V [5]: figs 17-20
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.
Publication 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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 January 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025