Lyngbya latissima Prescott 1944

Publication Details
Lyngbya latissima Prescott 1944: 372, pl. 4: fig. 21

Published in: Prescott, G.W. (1944). New species and varieties of Wisconsin algae. Farlowia 1(3): 347-385, 5 pls.

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Publication date: "January 1944" 15 May 1944 [INA]

Type 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 Microseira wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) G.B.McGregor & Sendall ex Kenins.

Type Information
Type locality: Sweeney Lake, Vilas County: Little Clam Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: G.W. Prescott (US); plankton in Little Clam Lake; 3W257 (Speziale & Dyck 1992: 704) Notes: Above information from Farlowia 1:372 (Speziale & Dyck, 1992)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), widest, very wide.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 August 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 23 November 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

 
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