Lyngbya penicillata (Kützing) Rabenhorst, nom. inval. 1865
Publication Details
Lyngbya penicillata (Kützing) Rabenhorst, nom. inval. 1865: 146
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1865). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio II. Algas phycochromaceas complectens. pp. 1-319, 71 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
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 Symplocastrum penicillatum (Gomont) Anagnostidis.
Basionym
Leibleinia penicillata Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a pencil or an artist'’s camel-hair brush (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 10 March 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 30 September 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
