Phormidium retzii Kützing ex Gomont 1892
Current name:
Phormidium retzii Kützing ex Gomont
Panama. Terminal cells rounded; cell joints often constricted in younger filamentsDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Phormidium retzii Kützing ex Gomont 1892: 175, pl. V [5]: figs 6-9 (as 'Retzii')
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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
various places; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 November 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
