Lyngbya ceylanica Wille 1914
Publication Details
Lyngbya ceylanica Wille 1914: 161, pl. III: figs. 27-29
Published in: Wille, N. (1914). Süßwasseralgen von den Samoainseln, Hawaii, den Salomonsinseln und Ceylon, gesammelt von Dr. K. Rechinger. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften [Wein], Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse 91: 141-162, 3 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Porphyrosiphon ceylanicus (Wille) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Type Information
Type locality: Kandy, Sri Lanka; (Silva & al. 1996: 55) Type: K. Rechinger ; xi.1905; on mosses; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Of (from) Ceylon, an island in the Indian Ocean off southern India (cf. ceylonensis & ceylonicus).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 03 February 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
